Wawer Surname

100,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wawer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3,8121:9,9711,385
Germany4761:169,12919,938
Kenya1471:314,14919,561
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
France691:962,648108,938
England171:3,277,533109,658
Austria131:655,03358,041
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wawer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wawer is found most frequently in Poland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wawer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 100,351st most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,547,907 people. The last name Wawer is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Wawer are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Wawer is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 3,812 people, or 1 in 9,971. Besides Poland this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Wawer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wawer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wawer last name grew 2,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wawer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wawer are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.07% being registered with the political party.

Wawer earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.81% more than the national average, earning $58,171 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wajwer9127/
Wawere9118/
Wahwer914/
Weawer912/
Wawerũ911/
Wawerû911/
Waiwere831/
Weawear831/
Wewer801,466/
Wajer801,378/
Wauer801,305/
Wayer80590/
Wower80499/
Waier80376/
Waver80305/
Wawre80173/
Vawer8039/
Wawir8010/
Waehr800/
Wawire7311,092/
Weewer73100/
Weiwer7387/
Waever7368/
Wajert7364/
Wayere7360/
Waiver7334/
Wuayer7332/
Wayert7330/
Wavere7321/
Bauwer7317/
Wuaver7315/
Wajeer7313/
Wayier739/
Weywer738/
Waaver736/
Waiher735/
Bowwer734/
Wajier733/
Wouwer733/
Vawere733/
Whaver732/
Wavier732/
Wajber731/
Waawre731/
Waiere731/
Weïwer731/
Bawher731/
Wowere731/
Wwever731/
Wayver731/
Bajwer731/
Böwwer731/
Vawier731/
Wauert731/
Wohwer731/
Vwayer731/
Wahver730/
Wahber730/
Baywer730/
Wasuer730/
Weir6768,544/
Wear678,990/
Wair67693/
Wahawir67183/
Wheaver6781/
Vaer6756/
Waur6744/
Weiwert6740/
Wejr6730/
Weyr6720/
Wajwire679/
Waihere675/
Weur673/
Waihert671/
Wweaver671/
Wachuer671/
Baaweer671/
Waywire671/
Wawirth671/
Whewear671/
Wahtver671/
Waawire671/
Wauhver670/

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