Walchand Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Walchand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walchand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Walchand (848) may also be a first name.

Walchand Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walchand (Marathi: वालचंद) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Walchand click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walchand? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Walchand live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 280,016th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 848 people.

Walchand is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Walchand is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account India Walchand occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balchand881,131/
Valchand889/
Welchand881/
Walkhand881/
Ballchand82151/
Baalchand821/
Valcand801/
Bolchand7521/
Velchand759/
Valchant753/
Walsandt751/
Boolchand7137/
Woolshand710/
Baljand671/
Balsand671/
Valcant671/
Walsond670/
Walcontt631/
Weilsand631/
Balesand631/
Volcant5323/
Balsant535/
Boljand532/
Volcond531/
Valsaint501,489/

Walchand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walchand in the Marathi language
वालचंदvalacanda98.88
बालचंदbalacanda0.31
लालचंदlalacanda0.1
मचंदmacanda0.05
वालचांदvalacanda0.05
भालचंदbhalacanda0.05
अमोलचंदamolacanda0.05
वालचन्दvalacanda0.05
बाळचंदbalacanda0.05
ेमचंदemacanda0.05

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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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  • 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 Walchand
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