der Walt Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

der Walt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

der Walt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

der Walt Last Name Facts

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

The last name der Walt is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of der Walt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name der Walt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name der Walt is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of der Walt live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname der Walt is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa der Walt is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 29 percent are found, Free State, where 24 percent are found and Western Cape, where 24 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found.

der Walt Last Name Statistics demography

der Walt earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.53% less than the national average, earning R 179,352 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Walt9348/
der Wal9310/
de Waldt885/
der Waal882/
de Wal86634/
de Waal8014,981/
de Wall80221/
de Wald8059/
de Wahl8034/
de Wale808/
de Waël801/
da Walt801/
de Valt800/
de Walle75198/
de Vault7582/
de Valte751/
de Waële751/
de Waale751/
de Bault750/
de Val71765/
de Bal71268/
de Vaal671,037/
de Vale67220/
de Vall67117/
de Bolt6789/
de Vaul6743/
de Vahl6726/
de Woul6720/
de Weil6715/
De-Waal6711/
da Wale675/
de Bail675/
De-Wahl674/
de Beal674/
De-Wald672/
de Wold671/
da Valt671/
de Volt671/
de Baul671/
de Hval671/
de Wool671/
de Ball670/
de Vald670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to der Walt
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