Waldech Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Waldech Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waldech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Waldech (40) may also be a first name.

Waldech Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waldech is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldech? popularity and diffusion

Waldech is the 10,311,814th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Waldech reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Waldech is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 40 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 38,008,749. Apart from Poland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Waldech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waldech has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waldesch931/
Waldec921/
Waldoch86653/
Waldach8658/
Waldych8610/
Waldich863/
Waldioch801/
Valdec77175/
Waldes7781/
Waldez7735/
Waldex778/
Baldych71444/
Walldez7176/
Waldeis7163/
Baldich7163/
Woldach7144/
Valdeci7130/
Valdich716/
Wałdoch716/
Waldeus715/
Boldech712/
Valdesc711/
Baldesh711/
Woldoch711/
Waldies710/
Waldice710/
Waldess710/
Waldish710/
Balduich671/
Valdeyce671/
Valdesce671/
Vahldich671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Waldech
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