Walash Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Walash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Walash Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walash is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walash? popularity and diffusion

Walash is the 652,085th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Walash are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 92 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The surname Walash is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 427 people, or 1 in 215,306. Other than Egypt this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Walash Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walash has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walash last name increased 520 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walash Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walash last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Walash earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.88% more than the national average, earning $59,927 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallash9228/
Walasch9216/
Walas916,176/
Wallasch86812/
Balash834,048/
Walach831,020/
Wallas83655/
Walase83192/
Valash83186/
Walasz83177/
Walesh83109/
Walias8387/
Walaas8350/
Waelas832/
Walais832/
Walosh831/
Ualash831/
Walads831/
Waslas831/
Walats831/
Walays831/
Wualas831/
Wolash831/
Walasd831/
Wahlas830/
Wailas830/
Wallach776,074/
Valashe77625/
Walesch77450/
Wallays77364/
Ballash77343/
Valiash7771/
Wallast7756/
Balaish7719/
Baylash7716/
Balaush7715/
Wayllas7714/
Balhash7713/
Wallais7712/
Wallase7710/
Welaish776/
Walache775/
Baalash775/
Vailash773/
Bailash773/
Valaish772/
Walasse772/
Wallesh772/
Wuallas772/
Wallias771/
Wahleas771/
Wolgash771/
Waulias771/
Wailass771/
Walhaus771/
Waliach771/
Wallass770/
Wattlas770/
Wallats770/
Walaschová751/
Balas7321,925/
Valas731,721/
Welas731,511/
Walos73634/
Wolas73429/
Walaś7385/
Walaj7321/
Walaz738/
Wallesch71406/
Ballasch71192/
Wallauch7158/
Wollasch7135/
Wallhaus7123/
Wahlhaus7122/
Welhasch718/
Wasellas717/
Wallaach711/
Wallasce711/
Walluish711/
Walasová711/
Wayllase711/
Woolaish711/
Whallach711/
Wallasse711/
Balais677,131/
Ballas675,139/
Valach673,182/
Vallas672,286/
Valase671,467/
Valgas671,362/
Baylas671,227/
Waloch671,021/
Balias67827/
Valais67715/
Valias67599/
Walace67429/
Bolash67324/
Vailas67237/
Bailas67226/
Balhas67155/
Balaus67131/
Wolach67118/
Vaelas67112/
Balass6791/
Valesh6790/
Valaas6783/
Balaas6780/
Balosh6775/
Velash6766/
Valyas6758/
Vahlas6755/
Wałach6748/
Wollas6745/
Valats6741/
Walacz6738/
Wallos6737/
Wholas6735/
Vaslas6734/
Valashova6732/
Woolas6728/
Valhas6727/
Hualas6724/
Woulas6719/
Walesz6717/
Wolosh6715/
Wolasz6715/
Walosz6715/
Welesh6711/
Bajlas6711/
Vaalas679/
Baulas679/
Walgos678/
Vaulas678/
Balays677/
Valads677/
Valass676/
Valasc676/
Walois675/
Walauj674/
Vatlas674/
Ualase674/
Wolesh674/
Bealas673/
Walarz673/
Wolase673/
Welias672/
Volash672/
Whalos672/
Valast672/
Weelas672/
Valasd672/
Waliaz672/
Wolausche671/
Welosh671/
Wohlas671/
Valaus671/
Valahs671/
Valajh671/
Valazh671/
Watłas671/
Walios671/
Wolats671/
Balašs671/
Baalas671/
Waleis670/
Waslos670/
Baleas670/

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