Waldeck Surname
Approximately 6,387 people bear this surname
Waldeck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,274 | 1:35,403 | 4,678 |
| United States | 1,834 | 1:197,633 | 19,481 |
| South Africa | 1,424 | 1:38,046 | 4,881 |
| France | 202 | 1:328,825 | 49,763 |
| England | 96 | 1:580,396 | 35,131 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| Austria | 54 | 1:157,693 | 20,874 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| Namibia | 45 | 1:53,542 | 6,362 |
| Poland | 44 | 1:863,835 | 66,160 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 337 | 1:149,017 | 13,853 |
Waldeck (1,636) may also be a first name.
Waldeck Demographics
Average Waldeck Salary in
United States
$46,819 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waldeck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waldeck Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waldeck (Arabic: فالديك) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waldeck? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 76,686th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,140,997 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Waldeck live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 190,666th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 1,636 people.
It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,274 people, or 1 in 35,403. In Germany Waldeck is most frequent in: Hesse, where 29 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 22 percent live.
Waldeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Waldeck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waldeck surname expanded 544 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 331 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Waldeck Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Waldeck last name are 15.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.67% registered with the party.
The amount Waldeck earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.86% less than the national average, earning 325,795 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.31% more than the national average, earning R 297,780 per year; in United States they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning $46,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.33% less than the national average, earning $45,546 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walldeck | 93 | 11 | / |
| Waldek | 92 | 546 | / |
| Wahldieck | 88 | 8 | / |
| Baldeck | 86 | 431 | / |
| Waldick | 86 | 402 | / |
| Valdeck | 86 | 34 | / |
| Woldeck | 86 | 31 | / |
| Waldeke | 86 | 6 | / |
| Waldeek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waldiek | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wahldick | 80 | 24 | / |
| Valdehck | 80 | 6 | / |
| Woldecke | 80 | 5 | / |
| Valdieck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahldeik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vahldeck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Walldeak | 80 | 0 | / |
| Valdec | 77 | 175 | / |
| Valdek | 77 | 143 | / |
| Baldec | 77 | 7 | / |
| Waldik | 77 | 6 | / |
| Woldek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waldeg | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vahldieck | 75 | 318 | / |
| Waldeková | 75 | 5 | / |
| Vahldeick | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waaldeijk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baldick | 71 | 130 | / |
| Waldegg | 71 | 89 | / |
| Woldhek | 71 | 88 | / |
| Woldegk | 71 | 24 | / |
| Voldeck | 71 | 23 | / |
| Valdick | 71 | 21 | / |
| Waaldyk | 71 | 12 | / |
| Waldijk | 71 | 8 | / |
| Waldyke | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vahldek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valdiek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valdesk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valdesc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waldiks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baldeek | 71 | 0 | / |
| Boldeck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waldike | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vahldiek | 67 | 620 | / |
| Balduyck | 67 | 210 | / |
| Vahldick | 67 | 204 | / |
| Waaldijk | 67 | 148 | / |
| Beildeck | 67 | 16 | / |
| Valhdick | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waldeigh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valhdiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahldeik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahldezk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vooldeck | 67 | 1 | / |
Waldeck Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waldeck in the Arabic language | ||
| فالديك | faldyk | - |
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Waldeck Reference & Research
Walduck One-name Study - A profile of the Walduck surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Walduck FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Waldeck
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