Wald Surname
Approximately 15,033 people bear this surname
Wald Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) Power, Might [from Old English ge)w(e)ald = Old Saxon gi)wald= Old Norse uald = Gothic wald- =O.H.Ger. gi)walt] Wald occurs as a royal name in ‘Wídsið’ (1. 61). ‘Wealda presbyter’ witnessed a charter dated a.d. 904. The mod. Norweg.
Read More About This SurnameWald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,298 | 1:57,551 | 6,829 |
| Germany | 5,620 | 1:14,325 | 1,861 |
| Canada | 632 | 1:58,300 | 6,875 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| France | 323 | 1:205,643 | 31,948 |
| Austria | 316 | 1:26,948 | 4,258 |
| Australia | 231 | 1:116,865 | 12,949 |
| Iran | 169 | 1:454,334 | 27,907 |
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| Argentina | 104 | 1:410,994 | 31,358 |
| Poland | 97 | 1:391,843 | 42,551 |
| Sweden | 93 | 1:105,879 | 7,628 |
| Panama | 83 | 1:47,136 | 2,335 |
| Hungary | 77 | 1:127,484 | 11,841 |
| Czechia | 73 | 1:145,664 | 22,715 |
| Netherlands | 59 | 1:286,223 | 34,881 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1:116,108 | 6,306 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 534 | 1:94,042 | 9,629 |
Wald (523) may also be a first name.
Wald Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) Power, Might [from Old English ge)w(e)ald = Old Saxon gi)wald= Old Norse uald = Gothic wald- =O.H.Ger. gi)walt] Wald occurs as a royal name in ‘Wídsið’ (1. 61). ‘Wealda presbyter’ witnessed a charter dated a.d. 904. The mod. Norweg. Vald (cp, Old Norse vald-r, ruler) sometimes weakens to Vail.
(German) Dweller near, or in, a forest; one who came from Wald (forest), in Germany.
Wald Demographics
Average Male Wald Height
174.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wald Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wald Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wald (Arabic: فالد) is found most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wald? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wald is the 35,169th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 484,770 people. Wald is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Wald live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wald is also the 369,131st most commonly used given name internationally, held by 523 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,298 people, or 1 in 57,551. In The United States Wald is most prevalent in: New York, where 11 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Minnesota, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Wald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wald surname increased 1,179 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 779 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wald Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wald last name are 3.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.2% registered with the political party.
The amount Wald earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.37% more than the national average, earning R 502,284 per year; in United States they earn 19.02% more than the national average, earning $51,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $54,815 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldt | 89 | 955 | / |
| Waild | 89 | 226 | / |
| Weald | 89 | 104 | / |
| Walld | 89 | 32 | / |
| Waldh | 89 | 18 | / |
| Whald | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wahld | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wayld | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wailed | 80 | 50 | / |
| Waldås | 80 | 6 | / |
| D'Wald | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wealed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watled | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wealds | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waldts | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wold | 75 | 13,317 | / |
| Bald | 75 | 7,480 | / |
| Walt | 75 | 4,266 | / |
| Vald | 75 | 979 | / |
| Uald | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waldová | 73 | 85 | / |
| Waldova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woldt | 67 | 2,062 | / |
| Valds | 67 | 1,548 | / |
| Bauld | 67 | 919 | / |
| Walth | 67 | 664 | / |
| Would | 67 | 392 | / |
| Baldt | 67 | 350 | / |
| Walte | 67 | 345 | / |
| Walcz | 67 | 250 | / |
| Weild | 67 | 200 | / |
| Wohld | 67 | 120 | / |
| Uayld | 67 | 78 | / |
| Valdt | 67 | 68 | / |
| Valdz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Øvald | 67 | 16 | / |
| Balld | 67 | 12 | / |
| Valdø | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wallehed | 67 | 8 | / |
| Woldz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waltå | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waltt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vaild | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beald | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wolld | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hwold | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wealt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wault | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woldd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hehewald | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whalt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uhald | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woold | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huald | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woldp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wailt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwalt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baldh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wallt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahlt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahld | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whold | 67 | 0 | / |
Wald Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wald in the Arabic language | ||
| فالد | fald | - |
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