Weave Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Weave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Weave (23) may also be a first name.

Weave Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weave is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weave? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Weave live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles. Weave is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 23 people.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most frequent in: Cheshire, where 50 percent are found and Essex, where 50 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 25 percent are found and Wales, where 25 percent are found.

Weave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weave has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Weave surname declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weavie914/
Weavet913/
Weavez912/
Wheave911/
Weavey911/
Weaved911/
Weavee910/
Wave89313/
Weve89224/
Wheaver8381/
Weaverr838/
Wweaver831/
Weaveer830/
Weiaver830/
Wavey801,735/
Wuave80867/
Watve80324/
Waave80261/
Waive80251/
Weuve80175/
Wauve8073/
Waveh8069/
Wavie8059/
Wavge8028/
Beave8021/
Wieve8021/
Wavee8014/
Wevie8012/
Wavea804/
Weive804/
Wevee801/
Wavei801/
Wheve801/
Waveu801/
Wajve801/
Wueve801/
Weeve801/
Wasve801/
Wavez801/
Weveh801/
Whave801/
Weavy800/
Weawea7381/
Veavea7354/
Weevie7333/
Wayave7325/
Woyave7323/
Wahave7322/
Veaver7315/
Weaweh7310/
Waaver736/
Wuesve735/
Veavey733/
Weahbe733/
Wavieh732/
Whaver732/
Whavey732/
Weawer732/
Bejave732/
Wuavee731/
Wwever731/
Wayive731/
Waived731/
Veaves731/
Veavie731/
Weveuh731/
Wuaave731/
Whever731/
Weieve730/
Wahver730/
Beavey730/
Wewe672,445/
Wavi67792/
Vave67711/
Wewa67586/
Bave67424/
Beve67362/
Wevi6764/
Watvedt6751/
Wavy6732/
Weaweah6732/
Wive6729/
Uave6717/
Wheever674/
Vehaver673/
Wève672/
Wheawhe671/
Veiaver671/
Wejever671/
Veaveuh671/
Wahtver671/
Bejavei671/
Wevy670/
Wauhver670/
Wheabee670/

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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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  • 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 Weave
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