Wayers Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wayers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands741:228,20530,213
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wayers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wayers occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,795,579th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Wayers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Wayers are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 228,205. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 85 percent reside and South Holland, where 15 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Wayers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wayers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wayers last name decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wayers Last Name Statistics demography

Wayers earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.05% less than the national average, earning $12,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weyers839,088/
Bayers83799/
Wawers83138/
Whyers83103/
Wajers837/
Whaers834/
Vayers832/
Wyyers831/
Wiyers830/
Waersch7718/
Weyhers779/
Weyerse771/
Wyggers770/
Wears731,349/
Wiers731,215/
Weirs73168/
Vyers73112/
Wairs7313/
Woers733/
Bayrs732/
Weyrs731/
Weurs731/
Weaehers711/
Wayhurst710/
Beyers678,213/
Wijers672,074/
Boyers671,773/
Bauers671,445/
Weiers67943/
Buyers67632/
Baiers67139/
Byiers67129/
Wieërs6745/
Vowers6744/
Whiers6737/
Wejers6718/
Voyers679/
Wairse677/
Bayors676/
Bayars676/
Veyers675/
Wowers673/
Waitrs672/
Weyersová672/
Weirse671/
Vweirs671/
Vwiers671/
Wierrs671/
Wiersh671/
Hweers671/
Wautrs671/
Wairsh671/
Weysrs671/
Vawers670/
Weihrs670/
Weerss670/
Wearsh670/
Wearse670/
Wiears670/
Weyors670/
Waurse670/
Vaiers670/
Wuersh670/

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