Ewalt Surname

238,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ewalt Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Ewald (eternity, power); one who advised as to the law.

Ewalt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6481:219,93921,350
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4051:123,99712,024

Ewalt (108) may also be a first name.

Ewalt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Ewald (eternity, power); one who advised as to the law.

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

Ewalt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ewalt occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ewalt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 238,256th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,330,093 people. The surname Ewalt occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Ewalt reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ewalt is also the 904,892nd most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 108 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,648 people, or 1 in 219,939. In The United States Ewalt is primarily found in: Illinois, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Ewalt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ewalt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ewalt last name increased 407 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ewalt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ewalt surname are 11.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.99% being registered with the political party.

Ewalt earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $45,409 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ewalts91276/
Ewaldt91237/
Ehwalt9140/
Ewaltt912/
Hewalt910/
Ewalte910/
Ehwaldt831/
Eswaldt830/
Gewaldt830/
Ewaldts830/
Ewald8023,799/
Awalt801,380/
Evalt8070/
Ewolt802/
Owalt801/
Jwalt801/
Ebalt800/
Eiswaldt7711/
Hechwalt771/
Evaldt731,896/
Ewoldt731,114/
Ehwald73144/
Howalt73118/
Hewald73115/
Ewaldh7378/
Ewaldz7355/
Iswalt7340/
Awaldt7325/
Gevalt7319/
Evalte7318/
Evaltd734/
Evault732/
Ewoult732/
Iewald731/
Awailt731/
Owalth731/
Eewald730/
Aywalt730/
Eichwaldt7113/
Howaldt67204/
Eiswald6782/
Echwald6748/
Heiwald6732/
Heuwald6728/
Gehwald6714/
Evaldte6712/
Hevaldt678/
Evaldtt675/
Heiwolt673/
Hebault672/
Hoewald672/
Evailet672/
Evalldt671/
Jwealth671/
Gevault671/
Aewoldt671/
Gewuald671/
Heywald670/
Eihwald670/

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