Waldmann Surname

36,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Waldmann Surname Definition:

(German) One who took care of a forest for the lord; a gamekeeper.

Waldmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,7541:8,2541,019
Israel1,4061:6,087926
United States1,1261:321,90029,332
Austria6641:12,8241,837
France3221:206,28232,050
Switzerland3131:26,2394,072
Brazil2181:981,99234,879
Hungary1281:76,6907,754
Belgium951:121,01717,762
Czechia941:113,12218,479
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Sweden571:172,75011,943
Canada371:995,82774,831
England371:1,505,89364,828
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Australia311:870,82953,581
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Norway61:857,04855,549
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Waldmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who took care of a forest for the lord; a gamekeeper.

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

Waldmann Last Name Facts

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

Waldmann occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldmann? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,279th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 501,207 people. The surname Waldmann is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Waldmann reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 9,754 people, or 1 in 8,254. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 26 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Waldmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waldmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Waldmann last name grew 866 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waldmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waldmann surname are 12.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waldmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 219.45% more than the national average, earning €95,930 per year; in Norway they earn 52.98% more than the national average, earning 529,443 kr per year; in Peru they earn 35.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,341 per year; in United States they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $48,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $49,572 CAD per year.

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