de Wal Surname

514,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Wal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Wal Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5621:30,0484,961
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835
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de Wal Demographics

Average de Wal Salary in
Canada

$44,736 CAD

Per year
Rank:
175,417 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.46752E-5
Rank: 217,735 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
90.04%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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de Wal Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Wal is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Wal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 514,664th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,494,552 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of de Wal reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 562 people, or 1 in 30,048. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Friesland, where 23 percent reside, North Holland, where 20 percent reside and Groningen, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands de Wal is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

de Wal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Wal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Wal last name fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Wal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Wal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning R 195,612 per year and in Canada they earn 9.96% less than the national average, earning $44,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Waal9214,981/
de Wall92221/
de Wald9259/
de Wahl9234/
der Wal9210/
de Wale928/
de Waël921/
de Walle86198/
der Walt8624/
der Waal862/
de Waale861/
de Waële861/
de Val83765/
de Bal83268/
de Vaal771,037/
de Vale77220/
de Vall77117/
de Vaul7743/
de Vahl7726/
de Woul7720/
de Weil7715/
De-Waal7711/
de Bail775/
da Wale775/
de Beal774/
De-Wahl774/
De-Wald772/
da Walt771/
de Baul771/
de Hval771/
de Wold771/
de Wool771/
de Vald770/
de Valt770/
de Ball770/
de Valle71919/
de Vault7182/
de Veale7114/
de Wolle718/
da Watil718/
de Vahle711/
De-Val67279/
di Val6732/
de Weille6729/
da Val6728/
de Vol6715/
de Bol6710/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Wal
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