Wald Surname

35,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wald Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Power, Might [from Old English ge)w(e)ald = Old Saxon gi)wald= Old Norse uald = Gothic wald- =O.H.Ger. gi)walt] Wald occurs as a royal name in ‘Wídsið’ (1. 61). ‘Wealda presbyter’ witnessed a charter dated a.d. 904. The mod. Norweg.

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Wald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2981:57,5516,829
Germany5,6201:14,3251,861
Canada6321:58,3006,875
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
France3231:205,64331,948
Austria3161:26,9484,258
Australia2311:116,86512,949
Iran1691:454,33427,907
England1091:511,17532,340
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Poland971:391,84342,551
Sweden931:105,8797,628
Panama831:47,1362,335
Hungary771:127,48411,841
Czechia731:145,66422,715
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
India191:40,371,862445,856
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5341:94,0429,629

Wald (523) may also be a first name.

Wald Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Power, Might [from Old English ge)w(e)ald = Old Saxon gi)wald= Old Norse uald = Gothic wald- =O.H.Ger. gi)walt] Wald occurs as a royal name in ‘Wídsið’ (1. 61). ‘Wealda presbyter’ witnessed a charter dated a.d. 904. The mod. Norweg. Vald (cp, Old Norse vald-r, ruler) sometimes weakens to Vail.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Dweller near, or in, a forest; one who came from Wald (forest), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wald (Arabic: فالد) occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wald? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,169th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 484,770 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Wald reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 369,131st most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 523 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6,298 people, or 1 in 57,551. In The United States Wald is most numerous in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Minnesota, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Wald is found in 78 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Wald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wald surname increased 1,179 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 779 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wald surname are 3.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.2% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wald earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.37% more than the national average, earning R 502,284 per year; in United States they earn 19.02% more than the national average, earning $51,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $54,815 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waldt89955/
Waild89226/
Weald89104/
Walld8932/
Waldh8918/
Whald892/
Wahld891/
Wayld891/
Wailed8050/
Waldås806/
D'Wald801/
Wealed801/
Watled801/
Wealds800/
Waldts800/
Wold7513,317/
Bald757,480/
Walt754,266/
Vald75979/
Uald752/
Waldová7385/
Waldova731/
Woldt672,062/
Valds671,548/
Bauld67919/
Walth67664/
Would67392/
Baldt67350/
Walte67345/
Walcz67250/
Weild67200/
Wohld67120/
Uayld6778/
Valdt6768/
Valdz6721/
Øvald6716/
Balld6712/
Valdø6710/
Wallehed678/
Woldz678/
Waltå676/
Waltt676/
Vaild675/
Beald675/
Wolld674/
Hwold674/
Wealt674/
Wault673/
Woldd672/
Hehewald672/
Whalt672/
Uhald672/
Woold671/
Huald671/
Woldp671/
Wailt671/
Hwalt671/
Baldh671/
Wallt671/
Wahlt671/
Bahld670/
Whold670/

Wald Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wald in the Arabic language
فالدfald-

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