Waal Surname

171,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Waal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9571:17,6462,738
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Germany3631:221,77824,859
Norway1501:34,2824,836
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Pakistan1411:1,266,97814,818
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England111:5,065,278148,650
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
India71:109,580,769786,157
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Panama41:978,06412,245
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Waal (1,082) may also be a first name.

Waal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waal is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 171,078th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,894,180 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Waal reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Waal is also the 242,775th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 1,082 people.

Waal is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 957 people, or 1 in 17,646. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 40 percent reside, South Holland, where 28 percent reside and Gelderland, where 10 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands Waal is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Waal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 Democrats than the national average, with 67.65% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahal89680/
Waale89411/
Waall8916/
Waail892/
Waahl891/
Wal8684,293/
Wahall8016/
Waalle806/
Waayle804/
Wahalt801/
Wall75141,357/
Wahl7553,907/
Wale7541,397/
Baal759,093/
Wail754,816/
Weal752,550/
Vaal751,585/
Walh75489/
Waul75431/
Whal7554/
Walø7521/
Wayl7511/
Hwal759/
Wajl756/
Wual756/
Uaal752/
Walÿ751/
Walź751/
Wahaile731/
Walle6720,489/
Whale675,651/
Weale671,904/
Whall671,045/
Wheal67961/
Vahal67791/
Waile67545/
Weall67372/
Wahul67314/
Hvaal67194/
Wagli67159/
Walhe67127/
Waitl67102/
Vaale6793/
Waill6782/
Wahll6770/
Whaul6759/
Vaalt6738/
Wayle6727/
Waule6725/
Wallh6720/
Wahlh6720/
Waldh6718/
Wuall6715/
Åwall6713/
Wahlø6712/
Baail6711/
Hwail6711/
Hwale679/
Uaalh679/
Wallø678/
Waisl678/
Waltå676/
Baall675/
Wealh673/
Wault673/
Walhh672/
Walhl672/
Wahyl672/
Hwalt671/
Whayl671/
Vwale671/
Wayld671/
Vaail671/
Vaall671/
Uhaal671/
Wauhl671/
Wahlt671/
Wajlh671/
Wuale671/
Baaal671/
Wahld671/
Wwayl671/
Ba'al671/
Baalh671/
Wwale671/
Walzz671/
Walpp671/
Walll670/
Weahl670/
Whail670/
Wahtl670/
Waull670/

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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 Waal
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