Walding Surname

188,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Fiji

Walding Surname Definition:

= Wald, q.v. + the ‘son’ suff. -ing.

Johannes Waldyng.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Walding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0961:330,71129,973
England4221:132,03313,047
Australia3211:84,0999,745
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Wales401:77,3636,557
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
France121:5,535,227269,324
Norway111:467,48139,375
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2381:102,41810,282
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Walding (60) may also be a first name.

Walding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Wald, q.v. + the ‘son’ suff. -ing.

Johannes Waldyng.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Walding Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walding occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Walding.

How Common Is The Last Name Walding? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 188,085th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,240,349 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Walding live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Walding is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 60 people.

The last name Walding is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,096 people, or 1 in 330,711. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 35 percent are found, Alabama, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Walding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walding has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walding surname expanded 602 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 177 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walding Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walding surname are 24.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Walding earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning 318,162 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $43,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.11% less than the national average, earning $45,159 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallding9313/
Whalding930/
Waulding930/
Balding862,967/
Wolding8692/
Valding8650/
Waldäng864/
Baulding80170/
Weilding80149/
Vaulding8018/
Ballding803/
Wollding803/
Bealding801/
Woolding800/
Baldding800/
Wheelding751/
Bolding716,823/
Volding71130/
Valdink7165/
Baldeng7117/
Baldinc711/
Boulding671,262/
Boldingh67115/
Boldng621/
Voldeng5774/
Boldeng574/

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