Wayer Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
England281:1,989,93178,001
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Hungary131:755,09840,181
France131:5,109,440259,941
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Bolivia111:965,1304,776
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Wayer (24) may also be a first name.

Wayer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wayer is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wayer is the 543,414th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 12,351,773 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Wayer are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name internationally It is held by 24 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 1,188,390. In The United States Wayer is most numerous in: Illinois, where 27 percent reside, Michigan, where 15 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Wayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wayer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wayer last name rose 407 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wayer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wayer last name are 13.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.47% registered to vote for the party.

Wayer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.55% more than the national average, earning $48,133 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayere9160/
Wuayer9132/
Wayert9130/
Wayier919/
Vwayer911/
Bayer8087,995/
Weyer8012,248/
Wawer804,708/
Wajer801,378/
Wauer801,305/
Wayar801,075/
Vayer80867/
Wayor80628/
Waier80376/
Wayre8086/
Wuyer8021/
Woyer8016/
Wiyer805/
Wayjr801/
Waehr800/
Uayer800/
Weyher73331/
Wahyar7398/
Wajert7364/
Wayire7348/
Wayare7335/
Wahyur7322/
Wawere7318/
Wuayor7317/
Wajeer7313/
B'Ayer737/
Waiher735/
Vahyer734/
Wahwer734/
Wajier733/
Weyere732/
Wyhier732/
D'Wyer731/
Wayore731/
Waiere731/
Vayere731/
Wehyer731/
Wawerũ731/
Wawerû731/
Vayeer731/
Whayor731/
Waiyre731/
Wayreh731/
Bayeer731/
Wiyere731/
Bayher731/
Wauert731/
Bahyer730/
Wayaur730/
Vauyer730/
Weeyer730/
Weir6768,544/
Wear678,990/
Bayr67723/
Wair67693/
Vayr67185/
Vyer6757/
Vaer6756/
Waur6744/
Wejr6730/
Wayhart6726/
Weyr6720/
Hwayire6712/
Weyhert677/
Waihere675/
Weur673/
Uayr672/
Wuyr671/
Waihert671/
Whayare671/
Vayhert671/
Bayheer671/

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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 Wayer
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