Walde Surname

95,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Walde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4561:55,2927,171
India1,2351:621,10629,668
United States5621:644,94551,776
Peru3271:97,1996,285
Cameroon2451:84,77210,298
Switzerland2101:39,1095,581
Norway2021:25,4573,418
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Philippines771:1,314,78298,554
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
Austria571:149,39419,936
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Israel471:182,07718,133
Hungary401:245,40719,663
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
England271:2,063,63279,942
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

The alternate forms: Waldé (1) are calculated separately.

Walde (852) may also be a first name.

Walde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walde (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻯ, Hindi: वाल्डे, Marathi: वालदे) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as a variant: Waldé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walde? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walde is the 95,975th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,470,152 people. Walde is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Walde live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 279,236th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 852 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,456 people, or 1 in 55,292. In Germany Walde is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Saxony, where 17 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 51 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Walde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walde surname increased 493 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Walde last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Walde last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Walde earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning 346,026 kr per year; in Peru they earn 19.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,112 per year; in United States they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $45,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $49,852 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waldé931/
Waldie912,852/
Waldee9171/
Wahlde9116/
Waldhe9112/
Whalde916/
Wallde916/
Waldeh916/
Waldei914/
Wailde913/
Waldey912/
Waldea912/
Waalde912/
Wealde911/
Waldje911/
Waulde911/
Walldez8376/
Waalder8371/
Waldeit8330/
Wahlder8318/
Walldie8314/
Wealdea831/
Waldess830/
Wealder830/
Waulder830/
Balde80604,607/
Wolde8095,747/
Valde804,818/
Waldi802,548/
Walda802,531/
Waldy80414/
Ualde8041/
Whailder773/
Waldeová772/
Waldheer771/
Waldesch771/
Waildher770/
Valdez73788,118/
Valdes73277,351/
Woldie7315,823/
Valder732,615/
Hualde731,855/
Uhalde73695/
Baldea73508/
Baldee73198/
Baldey73174/
Baulde73120/
Baalde7332/
Valdeh7321/
Valdei7317/
Walday7316/
Valdea7315/
Valdej7313/
Valdey7312/
Waldai7312/
Valdet7311/
Woulde7310/
Waldha739/
Valdee738/
Valded735/
Vallde735/
Baldhe734/
Vgalde734/
Wailda733/
Ualdez733/
Valdie733/
Weilde733/
Ualdes732/
Ballde732/
Baldei732/
Woldey732/
Woldee732/
Vealde732/
Baldej732/
Bailde731/
Walldy731/
Wealdi731/
Wealdy731/
Valdhe731/
Vailde731/
Vaalde731/
Waldih731/
Vhalde731/
Ualder731/
Waaldi731/
Baëlde731/
Woldea731/
Wachelder71267/
Wachhlder711/
Bealdeh6755/
Woldeit6754/
Valdher6743/
Wouldes6728/
Waldych6710/
Valdeez6710/
Valddez679/
Valdezz678/
Valdeis677/
Valdess676/
Vaaldez675/
Valdeyz675/
Valldez674/
Waldayh674/
Vaildes673/
Waldich673/
Uhaldez673/
Valdezp672/
Valdezs672/
Valdedz672/
Valldes671/
Valdeas671/
Valdeiz671/
Valdees671/
Vasldez671/
Waildai671/
Waldhaj671/
Wolldie671/
Woldehe671/
Valldey670/
Vealdes670/
Woldder670/

Walde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walde in the Hindi language
वाल्डेvalde-
Walde in the Marathi language
वालदेvalade96.88
वालडेvalade0.87
वलदेvalade0.35
वाळदेvalade0.35
वलादेvalade0.17
बालदेbalade0.17
वालदे़valade0.17
Walde in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻯwaldy36.36
ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻩwaldh27.27
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﺪﻩalwaldh9.09
ﻭﺍﻟﺪﺓwaldt6.82
ﻭﺍﻟﺪwald6.82
ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻱwaldy6.82
ﻭﻟﺪﻯwldy4.55
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﺪﺓalwaldt2.27

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