Waves Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Waves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Waves (36) may also be a first name.
Waves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waves Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waves occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Waves.
How Common Is The Last Name Waves? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Waves reside; 40 percent reside in West Asia and 40 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 36 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Israel, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,278,817. In Israel it is most common in: Central District, where 100 percent reside. Not including Israel this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Iran, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weaves | 91 | 25 | / |
| Vaves | 80 | 247 | / |
| Wawes | 80 | 54 | / |
| Baves | 80 | 17 | / |
| Wavis | 80 | 7 | / |
| Weves | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uaves | 80 | 3 | / |
| Woves | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wavez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beaves | 73 | 183 | / |
| Baveas | 73 | 121 | / |
| Wavish | 73 | 92 | / |
| Weavis | 73 | 54 | / |
| Wawesh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Uavesh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vavies | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wawese | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bavesh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weavez | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vauves | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wuavis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weeves | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wovest | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vavesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vavess | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vhaves | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veaves | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baives | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beauves | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beaveas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beavees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wathues | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Waves
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