Walday Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Walday Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Walday (13) may also be a first name.

Walday Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walday is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walday? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Walday are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 734,612. In Norway Walday is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live. Outside of Norway this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Walday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walday has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walday last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walday Last Name Statistics demography

Walday earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 159.57% more than the national average, earning 898,330 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waldayh924/
Waldaya921/
Walda912,531/
Waldy91414/
Walhdayh864/
Waldayes861/
Wolday835,398/
Waldau831,001/
Valday8382/
Balday8343/
Waldai8312/
Waldha839/
Wailda833/
Waldah833/
Waldey832/
Waldea832/
Walldy831/
Wealdy831/
Waldahyah801/
Baldayo77756/
Valdayo77380/
Waldiya7777/
Walldau7724/
Waldoyo7722/
Valdaya7715/
Waldych7710/
Valdays7710/
Baldaye779/
Baldhay774/
Baldaya773/
Woldaye772/
Waldash771/
Ballday771/
Waldaus771/
Wealdea771/
Waselda771/
Waildai771/
Waldadd771/
Woldday771/
Waldhaj771/
Woldayi771/
Waldhas770/
Balda736,747/
Valda735,735/
Walde734,957/
Baldy733,344/
Waldi732,548/
Wolda73360/
Valdy7382/
Woldy7310/
Waldé731/
Waldhaus71454/
Waldiyah7163/
Waldaias7115/
Balldhay711/
Waldahai711/
Waldhass711/
Valdayoo711/
Waldahat711/
Waldie672,852/
Baldea67508/
Valdas67465/
Baldha67357/
Baldau67269/
Hualda67194/
Baldey67174/
Woldai67133/
Waldee6771/
Bolday6765/
Baldoy6734/
Baalda6727/
Balduy6724/
Valdaz6724/
Waldou6724/
Baldai6721/
Valdau6717/
Wahlde6716/
Valdea6715/
Valdai6714/
Woldah6713/
Valdey6712/
Waldhe6712/
Woulda6712/
Volday678/
Vaulda676/
Whalde676/
Wallde676/
Waldeh676/
Ballda674/
Waldei674/
Woldau674/
Wailde673/
Baldyi673/
Baildy672/
Woldey672/
Valdiy672/
Waalde672/
Bauldy671/
Baulda671/
Baldhy671/
Woldap671/
Wealde671/
Wealdi671/
Valdha671/
Valdat671/
Balldy671/
Valdaí671/
Waldih671/
Hvalda671/
Vallda671/
Valdéa671/
Valdad671/
Waaldi671/
Waldje671/
Baldaj671/
Baldağ671/
Bealda671/
Woldea671/
Waulde671/
Weildy670/

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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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  • 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 Walday
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