Wavers Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wavers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wavers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wavers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wavers is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wavers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wavers are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 50 percent are found, Alabama, where 8 percent are found and Arizona, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Wavers exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Wavers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wavers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wavers surname rose 514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wavers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wavers last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.

Wavers earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.09% more than the national average, earning $62,174 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weavers922,001/
Whavers9291/
Waevers922/
Waverst921/
Wevers834,141/
Wawers83138/
Bavers8356/
Vavers8346/
Wovers837/
Wabers836/
Beavers7722,438/
Weevers77334/
Wampers77130/
Weivers779/
Wasbers778/
Bauvers773/
Veavers772/
Weawers771/
Weavors771/
Woovers771/
Waichverst751/
Beaveers711/
Wewers672,019/
Babers671,565/
Vevers67822/
Bövers67187/
Bovers67118/
Vovers6754/
Vowers6744/
Wowers673/
Vāvers672/
Vavors671/
Wobers671/
Vewers671/
Vēvers671/
Vawers670/
Uevers670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wavers
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis