Walbeek Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Walbeek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walbeek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2391:70,65812,018
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Walbeek Last Name Facts

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

Walbeek has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walbeek? popularity and diffusion

Walbeek is the 1,022,958th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Walbeek live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Walbeek is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 70,658. In The Netherlands Walbeek is most numerous in: South Holland, where 31 percent are found, Gelderland, where 28 percent are found and North Holland, where 21 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walbek9233/
Walbeck86610/
Wolbeek8626/
Wahlbeck80269/
Wallbeck800/
Walbecke800/
Wolbek7733/
Valbek771/
Walbeq771/
Walbecque7519/
Wolbeck71960/
Walbecq7187/
Balbeck719/
Walbäck714/
Valbekk711/
Woulbek711/
Wolbegk711/
Walbick710/
Wahlbäck67160/
Wollbeck6798/
Wallbäck6745/
Wollbekk677/
Vahlbeck673/
Vaalbekk672/
Vasilbek671/
Wallbecq671/
Valbeque671/
Woolbeck670/
Wohlbeck670/
Whelbeck670/
Ballbeck670/

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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 Walbeek
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