Vorwalder Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Vorwalder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vorwalder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Austria341:250,45429,541
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

The alternate forms: Vorwälder (14) are calculated separately.

Vorwalder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vorwalder is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Vorwälder. Click here for further potential spellings of Vorwalder.

How Common Is The Last Name Vorwalder? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Vorwalder occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Vorwalder live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Vorwalder is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 2,064,243. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 64 percent live and Bavaria, where 36 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 44 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

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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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