Walburga Forename
Approximately 33,198 people bear this name
Walburga Forename Definition:
F. From A. -S. W aldburga, ‘powerful protection’ in olden Teutonic. Now very aristocratic and somewhat rare, this is the name (canonized as Walburga) of ‘one of the English nun princesses in Germany’, daughter of ‘a Saxon prince in Wessex’.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 100% | 29,629 | 1:3,263 | 418 |
| Austria | 100% | 1,573 | 1:5,413 | 471 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 911 | 1:283,165 | 25,076 |
| United States | 100% | 376 | 1:964,194 | 20,464 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 167 | 1:49,183 | 2,188 |
| Brazil | 100% | 118 | 1:1,815,561 | 39,486 |
| Italy | 100% | 113 | 1:540,372 | 5,628 |
| Belgium | 100% | 94 | 1:122,234 | 3,815 |
| Czechia | 100% | 50 | 1:213,123 | 1,642 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 30 | 1:271,744 | 22,338 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 24 | 1:900,438 | 24,542 |
| Philippines | 88% | 19 | 1:5,579,446 | 93,508 |
| England | 100% | 12 | 1:4,633,577 | 43,450 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 9 | 1:5,865,369 | 30,875 |
| Scotland | 100% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Argentina | 100% | 6 | 1:7,128,874 | 15,663 |
| France | 100% | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Namibia | - | 5 | 1:480,836 | 6,391 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 4 | 1:3,855,954 | 74,439 |
| Norway | - | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2 | 1:27,266,324 | 304,698 |
| Canada | 100% | 2 | 1:16,566,686 | 86,787 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Hungary | 100% | 2 | 1:4,895,886 | 4,852 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Saint Lucia | 50% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| India | - | 1 | 1:1,214,877,971 | 4,759,450 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
The alternate forms: Walbürga (1) are calculated separately.
Walburga (53) may also be a surname.
Walburga Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
F. From A. -S. W aldburga, ‘powerful protection’ in olden Teutonic. Now very aristocratic and somewhat rare, this is the name (canonized as Walburga) of ‘one of the English nun princesses in Germany’, daughter of ‘a Saxon prince in Wessex’. Dying, in 776, as Abbess of Heidenheim, she ‘strangely became connected with the witches’ sabbath’ and ‘patroness of the celebrated Valpurgisnicht’ (see Goethe’s Faust, Part I). Yonge; Benedictines.
Walburga Forename Popularity
Walburga Demographics
Average Walburga Salary in
United States
$41,186 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walbürga | 96 | 1 | / |
| Wallburga | 94 | 139 | / |
| Walburgai | 94 | 3 | / |
| Walbuurga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Valburga | 88 | 250 | / |
| Walburge | 88 | 53 | / |
| Walburgo | 88 | 29 | / |
| Balburga | 88 | 13 | / |
| Walborga | 88 | 9 | / |
| Wolburga | 88 | 3 | / |
| Walburgue | 82 | 21 | / |
| Walbourge | 82 | 4 | / |
| Wallburge | 82 | 1 | / |
| Waliburgo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Valburge | 75 | 5 | / |
| Valburgo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Walborgo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Walborge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Valvurga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Valburgis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valburges | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valburgues | 67 | 2 | / |
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