Dewaldt Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Namibia

Dewaldt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewaldt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Namibia81:301,17510,197
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dewaldt (270) may also be a first name.

Dewaldt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewaldt occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewaldt? popularity and diffusion

Dewaldt is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Dewaldt live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe. Dewaldt is also the 541,116th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 270 people.

Dewaldt is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 1,238,546. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Thuringia, where 57 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewald928,634/
Dewalt924,252/
Diewald862,169/
Deiwald8625/
Dewualt865/
Dewault863/
Dewallt862/
Dewwald861/
Dewalds861/
Deawald861/
Dowaldt861/
Devaldt861/
Deweald861/
Deywald860/
Dewaltz860/
Diewailt803/
Deavoldt800/
Devald77713/
Debald77397/
Dawalt77314/
Diwald77302/
Dawald77142/
Devalt7763/
Dowald7750/
Dewolt7710/
Dewold774/
Dowalt773/
Debalt771/
Dewaldová751/
Dewwealth751/
Devault715,030/
Daywalt71663/
Diewold71170/
Devauld71116/
Deyvald7130/
Deabold7125/
Devalte7120/
Deboldt7118/
Deyvalt7116/
Devealt7112/
Deivald715/
Dewohlt714/
Dejvald711/
Debauld711/
Deavelt711/
Daywald711/
Deabald710/
Devailt710/
Deuvald710/
Deabolt710/
Deavolt710/
Deveault67579/
Deiboldt6743/
Deavault6733/
Deavoult671/
Deavealt671/
Dibeault671/
Devaulth671/
Devaullt671/
Deyvault670/
Devaulte670/
Devaults670/

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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
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  • 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 Dewaldt
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