Wayre Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wayre Surname Definition:

= Ware, q.v.

The Cumb. place is on the River Waver. Waver [Old English wœfre, flickering, wavering] seems to have been used as a name for the aspen or trembling poplar (cp. ‘Wavertree,’ Lanc.; also: "Wavers, young timberlings left standing in a fallen wood” —E.

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Wayre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:1,013,05650,089
India131:59,005,029552,550
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wayre (14) may also be a first name.

Wayre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Ware, q.v.

The Cumb. place is on the River Waver. Waver [Old English wœfre, flickering, wavering] seems to have been used as a name for the aspen or trembling poplar (cp. ‘Wavertree,’ Lanc.; also: "Wavers, young timberlings left standing in a fallen wood” —E. Yorks Gloss., 1788); and our Waver and Weaver streams were apparently so called from the prevalence of this tree along their banks: cp. Ash-Brook, Willow-Brook, Withy-Brook, Alder-Brook, Eller-Beck, Eller-Burn, &c.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Roger Vaaier, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Wayre Last Name Facts

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

Wayre (Marathi: वायरे) occurs most in England. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayre? popularity and diffusion

Wayre is the 2,020,555th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. Wayre occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Wayre reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles. Wayre is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,013,056. In England Wayre is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 51 percent are found, Kent, where 16 percent are found and Essex, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England Wayre is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Wayre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wayre has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wayre surname increased 393 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayere9160/
Wayire9148/
Wayare9135/
Waiyre911/
Wayore911/
Wayrie911/
Wayrer911/
Wayreh911/
Ware8993,824/
Wyre89987/
Hwayire8312/
Whayare831/
Weare801,983/
Waree801,771/
Warea801,313/
Wayar801,075/
Warie80781/
Waire80688/
Wayor80628/
Wayer80590/
Vayre80374/
Bayre80337/
Whare80239/
Warre80212/
Hware80208/
Waare80191/
Wareh80162/
Waure80142/
Wayra8047/
Warey8037/
Warei8032/
Warze8018/
Weyre8015/
Warje8012/
Wyrie809/
Whyre807/
Wahre805/
Wajre804/
Warhe804/
Wayri803/
Warej802/
Wgare802/
Wyrea802/
Wayjr801/
Uayre801/
Vware801/
Wyrey800/
Wyere800/
Wahayere771/
War7549,269/
Wre75102/
Wyr753/
Bayire732,866/
Warrie731,689/
Bayere731,437/
Waares731,330/
Huayre73535/
Warzee73457/
Vayare73379/
Wayara73377/
Hwaire73269/
Weyrer73261/
Wattre73234/
Wheare73225/
Wajire73167/
Bayore73158/
Waerea73139/
Weyres73136/
Wayari73116/
Waaree73112/
Warrey73109/
Wayuri73109/
Wahyar7398/
Bayare7362/
Wayira7360/
Bayure7359/
Wayori7353/
Vayres7346/
Wahare7338/
Warest7336/
Wuayer7332/
Wayert7330/
Warihe7328/
Wahyur7322/
Warhed7322/
Wajare7321/
Wautre7320/
Vayire7320/
Wajere7319/
Waarie7319/
Wawere7318/
Wuayor7317/
Wathre7315/
Wharey7315/
Wayera7315/
Wayiri7313/
Wearer7311/
Warzea7311/
Wayier739/
Wairei738/
Wairie738/
Waarøe737/
Wayroy735/
Hwarie734/
Waarge734/
Wairer734/
Wasret733/
Waurer733/
Warree733/
Waireh733/
Wayura733/
Warreh733/
Waurei733/
Waaire733/
Vayrez733/
Wairey732/
Vwaire732/
Vayret732/
Bayère732/
Weyere732/
Weares731/
Bayree731/
Bayrei731/
Wairre731/
Vwayer731/
Wiyere731/
Wuarre731/
Wearet731/
Warher731/
Warrea731/
Wasrei731/
Wearey731/
Watree731/
Whayor731/
Wargeh731/
Wyreah731/
Vwatre731/
Ware'e731/
Waresz731/
Wareys731/
Warhes731/
Vayere731/
Vayrer731/
Vayrie731/
Waiere731/
Waiire731/
Wajore731/
Wareet731/
Vwarhe731/
Weyire731/
Wasree731/
Whayra731/
Wareej731/
Waihre731/
Wahreh731/
Hwware731/
Wearie730/
Watrep730/
Whyres730/
Wyrred730/
Wayaur730/
Bare67127,825/
Were6758,438/
Wari6726,630/
Vare6723,706/
Wary6719,692/
Wara6713,333/
Warr6710,676/
Wear678,990/
Wire673,106/
Wahr67749/
Bayr67723/
Wair67693/
Byre67482/
Weyerer67368/
Øwre67288/
Wharrie67261/
Wahyuri67235/
Vayr67185/
Vwar67163/
Waar67158/
Warz67158/
Waheire67137/
Wattree67125/
Hwar67123/
Wyra6784/
Wuar6781/
Wäre6755/
Waur6744/
Watreas6739/
Wharrey6737/
Wytrzes6734/
Waioret6728/
Warh6727/
Wayhart6726/
Bayarre6724/
Wyrt6722/
Wayrich6721/
Weyr6720/
Warzeha6719/
Whar6716/
Weyrech6716/
Warø6715/
Wattret6714/
Warresz6711/
Bayaree6711/
Bayerey6710/
Uare678/
Whareed678/
Waitree677/
Vayhare676/
Wayariy676/
Wyttree676/
Warheed676/
Wayuroj676/
Waihere675/
Huayure675/
Wrhe674/
Waré674/
Hwareed674/
Wareech674/
Wayiera674/
Wareich673/
Warrrie673/
Waihore673/
Wwar673/
Wahreit672/
Warrhea672/
Warrhee672/
Wrre672/
Whre672/
Wråe672/
Waarieh672/
Wayarai672/
Wheyare672/
Wareach672/
Uayr672/
Wyrh672/
Hwairie671/
Hwayira671/
Waharey671/
Wahgere671/
Wajires671/
Wayusri671/
Warheid671/
Wgar671/
Vhayare671/
Vayored671/
Vayress671/
Wyor671/
Warrech671/
Vayarre671/
Waiorea671/
Bayarea671/
Wairesh671/
Vwairhe671/
Bayereh671/
Hwre671/
Vwaihre671/
Weyoore671/
Vauyres671/
Warj671/
Wuyr671/
Wyrr671/
Wyry671/
Wytr671/
Wwre671/
Wwyr671/
Warress670/
Wearrey670/
Warreer670/
Warhess670/
Warreas670/
Wharrez670/

Wayre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wayre in the Marathi language
वायरेvayare-

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