Waal Surname
Approximately 2,518 people bear this surname
Waal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 957 | 1:17,646 | 2,738 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Germany | 363 | 1:221,778 | 24,859 |
| Norway | 150 | 1:34,282 | 4,836 |
| South Africa | 143 | 1:378,865 | 33,977 |
| United States | 141 | 1:2,570,631 | 155,955 |
| Pakistan | 141 | 1:1,266,978 | 14,818 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
Waal (1,082) may also be a first name.
Waal Demographics
Average Waal Salary in
United States
$49,970 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waal occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 171,078th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,894,180 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Waal are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Waal is also the 242,775th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 1,082 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 957 people, or 1 in 17,646. In The Netherlands Waal is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 40 percent are found, South Holland, where 28 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands Waal occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 17 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.
Waal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Waal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Waal surname increased 441 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Waal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Waal are 14.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.65% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Waal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning 350,278 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 64.4% less than the national average, earning R 84,600 per year; in United States they earn 15.81% more than the national average, earning $49,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.83% more than the national average, earning $64,006 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahal | 89 | 680 | / |
| Waale | 89 | 411 | / |
| Waall | 89 | 16 | / |
| Waail | 89 | 2 | / |
| Waahl | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wal | 86 | 84,293 | / |
| Wahall | 80 | 16 | / |
| Waalle | 80 | 6 | / |
| Waayle | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wahalt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wall | 75 | 141,357 | / |
| Wahl | 75 | 53,907 | / |
| Wale | 75 | 41,397 | / |
| Baal | 75 | 9,093 | / |
| Wail | 75 | 4,816 | / |
| Weal | 75 | 2,550 | / |
| Vaal | 75 | 1,585 | / |
| Walh | 75 | 489 | / |
| Waul | 75 | 431 | / |
| Whal | 75 | 54 | / |
| Walø | 75 | 21 | / |
| Wayl | 75 | 11 | / |
| Hwal | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wajl | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wual | 75 | 6 | / |
| Uaal | 75 | 2 | / |
| Walÿ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Walź | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wahaile | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walle | 67 | 20,489 | / |
| Whale | 67 | 5,651 | / |
| Weale | 67 | 1,904 | / |
| Whall | 67 | 1,045 | / |
| Wheal | 67 | 961 | / |
| Vahal | 67 | 791 | / |
| Waile | 67 | 545 | / |
| Weall | 67 | 372 | / |
| Wahul | 67 | 314 | / |
| Hvaal | 67 | 194 | / |
| Wagli | 67 | 159 | / |
| Walhe | 67 | 127 | / |
| Waitl | 67 | 102 | / |
| Vaale | 67 | 93 | / |
| Waill | 67 | 82 | / |
| Wahll | 67 | 70 | / |
| Whaul | 67 | 59 | / |
| Vaalt | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wayle | 67 | 27 | / |
| Waule | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wallh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wahlh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Waldh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wuall | 67 | 15 | / |
| Åwall | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wahlø | 67 | 12 | / |
| Baail | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hwail | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hwale | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uaalh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wallø | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waisl | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waltå | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baall | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wealh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wault | 67 | 3 | / |
| Walhh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Walhl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahyl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwalt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whayl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhaal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauhl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahlt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajlh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baaal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwayl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ba'al | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baalh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walpp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walll | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weahl | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whail | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wahtl | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waull | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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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 Waal
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