van der Wald Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
van der Wald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van der Wald Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Wald Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van der Wald is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Wald? popularity and diffusion
The surname van der Wald is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name van der Wald is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of van der Wald are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
van der Wald is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,377,435. In The Netherlands van der Wald is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 100 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Wal | 96 | 16,319 | / |
| van der Waldt | 96 | 26 | / |
| van der Walt | 92 | 37,084 | / |
| van der Waal | 92 | 3,110 | / |
| van der Wall | 92 | 365 | / |
| van der Wale | 92 | 1 | / |
| van de Wal | 91 | 814 | / |
| van der Walle | 88 | 975 | / |
| van der Woldt | 88 | 35 | / |
| van der Waall | 88 | 33 | / |
| van der Waltt | 88 | 1 | / |
| van de Wall | 87 | 311 | / |
| van de Waal | 87 | 209 | / |
| van de Walt | 87 | 26 | / |
| van der Bal | 87 | 1 | / |
| van der Val | 87 | 1 | / |
| von der Wal | 87 | 1 | / |
| van der Wol | 87 | 1 | / |
| van de Wahl | 87 | 0 | / |
| van de Walle | 83 | 5,422 | / |
| van der Vall | 83 | 59 | / |
| von der Wall | 83 | 7 | / |
| van der Valt | 83 | 2 | / |
| van der Valle | 80 | 121 | / |
| van der Bol | 78 | 280 | / |
| van de Vall | 78 | 50 | / |
| Van-Der-Wal | 78 | 2 | / |
| van de Weil | 78 | 2 | / |
| van de Baal | 78 | 1 | / |
| van der Bolt | 75 | 166 | / |
| van de Valle | 75 | 12 | / |
| Van-Der-Walt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Van-Der-Waal | 75 | 1 | / |
| van der Beijl | 72 | 25 | / |
| van de Bool | 70 | 31 | / |
| Van-De-Walle | 67 | 6 | / |
| von-der-Wall | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 van der Wald
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