Wallach Surname

80,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Wallach Surname Definition:

Thomas Wallach was member for St. Andrews in the Scottish Parliament, 1572 (Hanna, II, p. 517).

Wallach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2451:85,3859,651
Germany6141:131,11615,967
Canada1941:189,92618,713
France1241:535,66773,425
Israel1211:70,7248,722
Poland1141:333,41038,248
England1011:551,66433,983
Iran831:925,09143,938
Australia611:442,55234,724
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Austria201:425,77243,235
Chile181:978,69319,774
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Wallach (233) may also be a first name.

Wallach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Thomas Wallach was member for St. Andrews in the Scottish Parliament, 1572 (Hanna, II, p. 517).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

See Bloch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who came from Wallach, in Germany; the stranger or foreigner.

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

Wallach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wallach occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wallach? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 80,221st most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,199,794 people. The last name Wallach is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Wallach reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 587,225th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 233 people.

The surname Wallach is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4,245 people, or 1 in 85,385. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 24 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Wallach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wallach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wallach surname rose 2,041 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,010 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 16 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wallach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wallach surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Wallach earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.37% more than the national average, earning 465,037 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.5% less than the national average, earning R 165,156 per year; in United States they earn 35.1% more than the national average, earning $58,296 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $51,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallasch93812/
Wallauch9358/
Wallaach931/
Wallache931/
Whallach931/
Walach921,020/
Wallac92128/
Wallace86378,119/
Walloch861,323/
Ballach86271/
Wallech86126/
Wollach8658/
Vallach8637/
Wallash8628/
Walasch8616/
Wallacz866/
Walache865/
Wallacs863/
Waliach861/
Walac83133/
Wallachová8239/
Ballasch80192/
Wollasch8035/
Wallouch8028/
Wayllace8019/
Walllace809/
Wallaace806/
Vallache802/
Wwallace801/
Wallasce801/
Waallace801/
Wasllace801/
Walliace801/
Weallace801/
Wollache801/
Wallaice800/
Valach773,182/
Balach771,203/
Waloch771,021/
Wallas77655/
Walash77463/
Walace77429/
Wolach77118/
Wałach7748/
Walech7739/
Walacz7738/
Welach7726/
Walloc772/
Wollac770/
Walachová75264/
Walachova752/
D'Wallace752/
Balloch711,132/
Wallays71364/
Ballash71343/
Valache71325/
Bailach71251/
Baliach71161/
Wolloch71143/
Vallace7190/
Balaich7161/
Wallast7156/
Baylach7155/
Walouch7151/
Balauch7129/
Wayllas7114/
Wallais7112/
Wallauz7111/
Wallase7110/
Wollace719/
Balaach719/
Valloch717/
Vollach716/
Valachs716/
Waylace715/
Vallaci715/
Baalach715/
Weilach714/
Wolache714/
Vatlach713/
Waalace713/
Wailace712/
Wuallas712/
Bollach712/
Huallac712/
Balhach712/
Wallias711/
Walloce711/
Walaschová711/
Wasloch711/
Watlace711/
Waulace711/
Valgach711/
Ualhach711/
Wollaci711/
Walhaci711/
Balachh711/
Waleace710/
Wallazz710/
Wallatz710/
Wallass710/
Wallats710/
Walloci710/
Walas676,176/
Ballouch67722/
Waloc67161/
Walaś6785/
Wehlauch6772/
Valac6769/
Ballosch6759/
Wallhaus6723/
Walaj6721/
Balatsch6716/
Walaz678/
Wasellas677/
Woulache673/
Ballooch672/
Bajlauch671/
Wayllase671/
Wallhous671/
Wallasse671/
Woollace670/
Wheelach670/
Valleuch670/
Vatlatch670/

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