Walas Surname

79,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Walas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5,1721:7,349949
United States4521:801,90061,806
France911:729,92091,032
Argentina811:527,69638,577
Philippines671:1,511,018105,084
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
England481:1,160,79354,689
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Norway151:342,81932,589
Denmark121:470,39330,183
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
India71:109,580,769786,157
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Walaś (85) are calculated separately.

Walas (2,598) may also be a first name.

Walas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walas (Arabic: والاس, Hindi: वालासा, Oriya: ୱାଲସ) is found most in Poland. It may also be found as: Walaś. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 79,049th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,179,978 people. The surname Walas occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Walas are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Walas is also the 144,266th most common given name globally, held by 2,598 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 5,172 people, or 1 in 7,349. Without taking into account Poland this last name exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Walas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walas surname increased 2,511 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Walas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Walas surname are 18.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.57% registered with the party.

The amount Walas earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 27.2% more than the national average, earning R 302,268 per year; in United States they earn 14.14% more than the national average, earning $49,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $51,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walaś9385/
Wallas91655/
Walash91463/
Walase91192/
Walasz91177/
Walias9187/
Walaas9150/
Waelas912/
Walais912/
Walads911/
Waslas911/
Walats911/
Walays911/
Wualas911/
Walasd911/
Wahlas910/
Wailas910/
Wallays83364/
Wallast8356/
Wallash8328/
Walasch8316/
Wayllas8314/
Wallais8312/
Wallase8310/
Walasse832/
Wuallas832/
Wallias831/
Wahleas831/
Waulias831/
Wailass831/
Walhaus831/
Wallass830/
Wattlas830/
Wallats830/
Balas8021,925/
Valas801,721/
Welas801,511/
Walos80634/
Wolas80429/
Walaj8021/
Walaz808/
Wallasch77812/
Wallhaus7723/
Wahlhaus7722/
Wasellas777/
Wallasce771/
Walasová771/
Wayllase771/
Wallasse771/
Balais737,131/
Ballas735,139/
Balash734,048/
Vallas732,286/
Valase731,467/
Valgas731,362/
Baylas731,227/
Walach731,020/
Balias73827/
Valais73715/
Valias73599/
Walace73429/
Vailas73237/
Bailas73226/
Valash73186/
Balhas73155/
Balaus73131/
Vaelas73112/
Balass7391/
Valaas7383/
Balaas7380/
Valyas7358/
Vahlas7355/
Wollas7345/
Valats7341/
Walacz7338/
Wallos7337/
Wholas7335/
Vaslas7334/
Woolas7328/
Valhas7327/
Hualas7324/
Woulas7319/
Wolasz7315/
Walosz7315/
Bajlas7311/
Vaalas739/
Baulas739/
Walgos738/
Vaulas738/
Balays737/
Valads737/
Valass736/
Valasc736/
Walois735/
Walauj734/
Vatlas734/
Ualase734/
Bealas733/
Walarz733/
Wolase733/
Welias732/
Whalos732/
Valast732/
Weelas732/
Valasd732/
Waliaz732/
Walosh731/
Ualash731/
Wohlas731/
Valaus731/
Valahs731/
Watłas731/
Walios731/
Wolash731/
Wolats731/
Balašs731/
Baalas731/
Waleis730/
Waslos730/
Baleas730/
Wallace67378,119/
Wallach676,074/
Ballais671,342/
Wallois67693/
Valashe67625/
Ballash67343/
Vallais67239/
Huaylas67181/
Woolass67152/
Vallias67118/
Woollas6785/
Valiash6771/
Woolias6763/
Ballias6760/
Valahas6750/
Baylass6748/
Valasse6746/
Bailass6738/
Balaish6719/
Wollast6718/
Huallas6718/
Baylash6716/
Ballaus6716/
Balaush6715/
Beallas6714/
Balhass6714/
Balhash6713/
Wolasse6712/
Wallauz6711/
Vallast6711/
Ballazs679/
Welaish676/
Baillas676/
Balaiss676/
Wallacz676/
Waylace675/
Walache675/
Baalash675/
Walleys674/
Valasjø674/
Bahlass674/
Vailash673/
Waalace673/
Bailash673/
Valaise673/
Balaass673/
Vallasd673/
Vallgas672/
Valaish672/
Wallous672/
Balleas672/
Wailace672/
Balhaus672/
Vaislas672/
Ballasz672/
Baliais672/
Valleas672/
Walaschová671/
Wolgash671/
Woolasd671/
Watlace671/
Waulace671/
Valadsz671/
Valyais671/
Valhaus671/
Waliach671/
Balaizs671/
Balaz's671/
Ballass671/
Baulias671/
Valyase671/
Weillas671/
Wollase671/
Walaazt671/
Waleace670/
Baylais670/
Wallose670/
Wheelas670/
Wallazz670/
Bayleas670/
Vallats670/
Wallatz670/
Whollas670/
Whelais670/
Whelass670/
Bealias670/

Walas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walas in the Oriya language
ୱାଲସwalasa-
Walas in the Hindi language
वालासाvalasa50
वालसाvalasa50
Walas in the Arabic language
والاسwalas-

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Footnotes

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