Waldo Forename

21,825th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 40,861 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Waldo Forename Definition:

M. A Frankish name from Norse vald, ‘power.’ It is thus cognate with Walter. For the -0, cf. Bruno.

Waldo Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile
100%
9,4141:1,870292
Bolivia
100%
6,4771:1,637383
United States
100%
5,1621:70,2323,519
Argentina
100%
3,4681:12,334730
Mexico
100%
2,6411:47,0071,837
Brazil
100%
2,1141:101,3425,606
Peru
100%
1,9101:16,6451,448
South Africa
100%
1,4771:36,9214,178
Cuba-1,1741:9,801761
Colombia
100%
9881:48,3592,217
Dominican Republic-7851:13,2881,420
Venezuela
100%
7361:41,0352,619
Philippines
100%
7151:148,2657,289
Netherlands
100%
5451:31,0132,533
Spain
100%
3411:136,4523,381
Panama
100%
3291:11,8741,473
Canada
100%
2521:131,4825,970
Germany
100%
1821:531,1975,468
El Salvador-1631:38,9071,424
Ecuador-1551:114,3672,610
Haiti
100%
1511:71,0394,371
Belgium
100%
1371:83,8693,161
Honduras
100%
1331:66,2972,623
Papua New Guinea
 
91%
1101:74,1127,020
Namibia-1021:23,5702,016
Suriname-991:5,5841,159
Nicaragua
100%
981:61,4122,696
Indonesia
100%
971:2,659,419126,444
Guatemala-901:178,9832,886
Paraguay
98%
 
791:91,6052,426
Switzerland
100%
731:112,5143,383
England
96%
 
651:855,43015,073
Uruguay
100%
571:60,1341,987
Portugal-551:189,2884,092
Puerto Rico-521:68,2751,612
Costa Rica
100%
431:110,8833,392
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Sweden
100%
361:273,8318,577
DR Congo
75%
 
271:2,734,35659,996
Australia-231:593,8108,803
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
191:10,1051,197
New Zealand-181:252,0027,674
Italy
98%
 
171:3,591,88820,165
France
100%
161:4,154,39618,164
Cayman Islands-131:4,715843
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
131:104,7257,155
Israel
100%
121:700,24311,627
Jamaica-121:240,2697,382
Norway
100%
101:513,2339,206
Angola
100%
91:2,996,2903,522
China-91:151,783,97666,907
Egypt
100%
91:10,211,21621,716
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
United Arab Emirates-91:794,66624,808
Belize
100%
61:59,0524,175
British Virgin Islands-61:5,208987
Nigeria
100%
61:29,594,060217,150
Thailand
100%
51:14,013,163173,193
India
67%
 
41:303,719,4932,628,057
Laos-41:1,646,714900
Malaysia
100%
41:7,612,485167,458
Cape Verde
100%
31:176,3844,377
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Finland
50%
 
21:2,741,59219,235
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
21:55,7904,636
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Wales
100%
21:1,547,15412,610
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Cameroon
100%
11:21,610,503119,836
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Palau-11:21,711239
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Tajikistan-11:8,374,9227,831
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Uganda-11:40,956,920131,348
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

The alternate forms: Waldô (1) are calculated separately.

Waldo (9,512) may also be a surname.

Waldo Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

M. A Frankish name from Norse vald, ‘power.’ It is thus cognate with Walter. For the -0, cf. Bruno.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Waldo Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waldô931/
Wualdo91237/
Waldou9121/
Whaldo9115/
Walldo9110/
Waildo919/
Waldoy914/
Wgaldo914/
Waldho913/
Waldoo913/
Waldoi912/
Waaldo912/
Wwaldo911/
Walddo911/
Wealdo911/
Wahldo911/
Walhdo911/
Wayldo911/
Waldoph8311/
Wacildo832/
D'Waldo831/
Whaldou831/
Wwaldod831/
Waldoch831/
Waldois831/
Wealdoa831/
Valdo8027,450/
Walda805,890/
Baldo802,634/
Ualdo80130/
Woldo808/
Vaildo73201/
Baldou73107/
Waldah7391/
Valdoi7356/
Hualdo7337/
Baldoo7332/
Bealdo7321/
Wailda7319/
Wualda7314/
Valdos7311/
Waldha7310/
Valdoo739/
Baildo736/
Valdoy736/
Waldeu734/
Waulda734/
Waldda734/
Uhaldo733/
Baldoi733/
Vealdo733/
Valdou733/
Whalda733/
Woldou732/
Balduo732/
Wheldo732/
Vauldo732/
Baldoy732/
Weuldo732/
Valdho732/
Valldo732/
Wahlda731/
Weldao731/
Wiuldo731/
Hbaldo731/
Vualdo731/
Wallda731/
Baldho731/
Woldos731/
Vacildo6714/
Baldhoj6710/
Wouldou676/
Valdois675/
Waldaha674/
Hwaldad673/
Watilda673/
Wacilda672/
Woldoph672/
Valdoth672/
Valdost671/
Valdoiz671/
Baldooh671/
Valdhoj671/
Valdosh671/
Walldas671/
Vasildo671/
Waildad671/
Waldhaa671/
Waldash671/
Waldass671/
Walldah671/

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