Walder Surname

48,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Walder Surname Definition:

(English) the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name W(e)aldhere = Mighty Army [Old English ge)w(e)ald, might, power + here, army] A Waldhere was a 7th-cent. bishop of London.

Cp. Walter.

Walder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2461:161,38016,435
Switzerland2,1791:3,769526
Austria1,6201:5,256603
England1,3711:40,6405,228
Germany8041:100,13112,422
Italy4001:152,89223,818
Australia3061:88,22110,161
Poland2191:173,55623,920
Brazil1851:1,157,15940,218
France1771:375,27055,761
Argentina1551:275,76422,190
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Netherlands901:187,63526,551
Czechia851:125,10020,092
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Paraguay431:168,2963,336
Jamaica421:68,3323,418
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Nicaragua391:154,3872,244
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Guernsey221:2,929767
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Panama171:230,1336,157
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Wales121:257,87814,969
India121:63,922,115578,870
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Norway111:467,48139,375
Finland91:610,74534,002
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7001:34,8224,557
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5121:98,0839,977

Walder (2,466) may also be a first name.

Walder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name W(e)aldhere = Mighty Army [Old English ge)w(e)ald, might, power + here, army] A Waldhere was a 7th-cent. bishop of London.

Cp. Walter.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Dweller near, or in, a forest; one who came from Wald (forest), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Walder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walder occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walder? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walder is the 48,833rd most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 691,156 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Walder are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Walder is also the 148,907th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 2,466 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,246 people, or 1 in 161,380. In The United States Walder is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 21 percent are found and Austria, where 15 percent are found.

Walder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walder last name expanded 439 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 840 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Walder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Walder surname is predominantly Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Walder last name are 5.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Walder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 80.03% more than the national average, earning 623,062 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning R 248,340 per year; in United States they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning $48,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning $49,316 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallder92232/
Waldher92142/
Waalder9271/
Waldier9261/
Waldear9239/
Wahlder9218/
Walderp929/
Waldeir925/
Waldeer921/
Waulder920/
Wealder920/
Waldere920/
Waldherr862,720/
Waldhier86436/
Whailder863/
Waldheer861/
Waildher860/
Valder832,615/
Balder831,973/
Wolder83601/
Waldir8389/
Waldre833/
Ualder831/
Wachelder80267/
Walderová8077/
Walderova804/
Wachhlder801/
Waldheart800/
Valdher7743/
Woldger7717/
Valdeir7717/
Weilder7717/
Valdere7712/
Valdier774/
Baldear772/
Wauldir771/
Baulder771/
Baldejr771/
Balderr771/
Waldirt771/
Baldeir771/
Woldere771/
Waldère771/
Valdert771/
Waldirp770/
Woulder770/
Woldder770/
Woolder770/
Bealder770/
Wallderová751/
Weileder71184/
Valdheer713/
Waldherrová712/
Wholdear711/
Wheelder711/
Valderre711/
Bolder671,753/
Baldır67722/
Volder67570/
Valdre67304/
Baldir67218/
Valdir67205/
Valderová6725/
Valdyr671/
Woldehier671/

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Walder Reference & Research

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