Walace Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Walace Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walace Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Liberia421:104,9658,284
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
England151:3,714,537119,675
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Scotland431:87,0524,622
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2491:40,2074,727

Walace (12,479) may also be a first name.

Walace Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walace is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walace? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walace is the 689,921st most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. Walace occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Walace are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Walace is also the 52,771st most commonly used forename on earth, held by 12,479 people.

Walace is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 2,119,643. In The United States Walace is most numerous in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Maryland, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States Walace occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 24 percent reside and Liberia, where 10 percent reside.

Walace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walace has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walace surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Walace Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Walace last name is principally Catholic (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Walace surname are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Walace earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.42% less than the national average, earning $30,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $53,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallace92378,119/
Waylace925/
Walache925/
Waalace923/
Wailace922/
Watlace921/
Waulace921/
Waleace920/
Wayllace8619/
Walllace869/
Wallacce867/
Wallaace866/
Wallacee862/
Wwallace861/
Wallacej861/
Wallache861/
Wallasce861/
Waallace861/
Wasllace861/
Walliace861/
Weallace861/
Wallacey861/
Wallacez861/
Wallaice860/
Wallaceh860/
Wallacie860/
Walach831,020/
Balace83290/
Walase83192/
Walacz8338/
Valace8331/
Walice8319/
Walaca8311/
Walacy834/
Wolace831/
Wallacher80112/
Wallaceet802/
D'Wallace802/
Wallacesr801/
Wallacehr801/
Wallach776,074/
Valache77325/
Balache77223/
Wallice77217/
Vallace7790/
Ballace7788/
Woolace7778/
Walachy7758/
Balacey7745/
Valacer7736/
Walasch7716/
Wallacy7712/
Wallase7710/
Wollace779/
Wallaze777/
Wallacz776/
Wallaca775/
Walachi775/
Wolache774/
Wallaci773/
Walasse772/
Walloce771/
Valacez771/
Wállace771/
Walaser771/
Waliach771/
Walhaci771/
Walllacher751/
Walas736,176/
Walaś7385/
Walaz738/
Wallasch71812/
Baalache71448/
Wallachy7193/
Wallauch7158/
Balaiche7140/
Ballache7136/
Ballacey7117/
Wallasey7114/
Balatche7114/
Baliache7114/
Vallacer714/
Bailache713/
Woulache713/
Vallache712/
Wallaach711/
Valeyace711/
Baàlache711/
Balaache711/
Wallases711/
Vailaces711/
Wayllase711/
Wollache711/
Balhache711/
Wallaceadpp711/
Whallach711/
Wallascy711/
Wallasse711/
Walaszer711/
Woollace710/
Wallocee710/
Valach673,182/
Balase672,964/
Balaci672,830/
Walasi671,526/
Valase671,467/
Waloch671,021/
Walazi67722/
Wallas67655/
Bailhache67463/
Walash67463/
Walasa67353/
Baillache67242/
Walasz67177/
Balliache67130/
Wolach67118/
Balaze67117/
Valice67115/
Walias6787/
Ballachey6756/
Walaas6750/
Valaze6749/
Wałach6748/
Valaci6748/
Vallacher6724/
Bolace6715/
Walaichai6714/
Wolaze6714/
Walasy6712/
Wolice677/
Valaca677/
Walise676/
Walosa675/
Balaxe674/
Ualase674/
Waloze673/
Wolase673/
Walais672/
Waliaz672/
Baloce671/
Bailajche671/
Wolausche671/
Walhauser671/
Walads671/
Huayllace671/
Valacheas671/
Waslas671/
Walaszycz671/
Walats671/
Walays671/
Wualas671/
Wolacz671/
Bălace671/
Bahlacheh671/
Volace671/
Walasd671/
Uolace671/
Waleis670/
Wallasser670/
Wahlas670/
Wailas670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Walace
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