Waverley Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Barbados

Waverley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Waverley (Surrey), 13th-14th cent. Waverley, Waverle = the Waver-Lea [see under Waverton, and + Middle English ley, le, &c., Old English leáh, a meadow] Abb’ de Waverle.—Charter-Rolls, A.D. 1331.

Waverley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England81:6,964,757184,742
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Waverley (157) may also be a first name.

Waverley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Waverley (Surrey), 13th-14th cent. Waverley, Waverle = the Waver-Lea [see under Waverton, and + Middle English ley, le, &c., Old English leáh, a meadow] Abb’ de Waverle.—Charter-Rolls, A.D. 1331.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Waverley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Waverley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Waverley is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waverley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waverley is the 1,955,159th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. Waverley is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Waverley live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 732,696th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 157 people.

The surname Waverley is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,062,308. In South Africa Waverley is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 98 percent are found and Gauteng, where 2 percent are found. Not including South Africa Waverley exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Waverley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waverley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waverley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Waverley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.94% more than the national average, earning R 382,452 per year; in United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $48,217 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waverly93195/
Weaverly883/
Waverlei882/
Baverley881/
Weverley881/
Waverlee881/
Waiverly881/
Weavaerly821/
Beaverley820/
Waverla8021/
Baverle8016/
Weverly800/
Wavirly800/
Weaverli752/
Wawerlee751/
Weaberle750/
Wawerla6756/
Bowerly6744/
Bawerle672/
Weverli671/
Vaverla671/
Weiberle6397/
Waworlee639/
Bauuerle631/
Bouverly631/
Veuuharle594/
Bäuerle537,238/
Bäberle531/
Wewerla531/
Bouberle5072/
Babeerla501/
Bouberly501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waverley
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