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 carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wald? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wald is the 35,169th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 484,770 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 frequently used given name internationally, held by 523 people.
The last name Wald is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,298 people, or 1 in 57,551. In The United States Wald is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Minnesota, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Wald is found in 78 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 37 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Wald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wald has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,179 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 779 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wald Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wald last name are 3.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.2% being registered to vote for the 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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