Waldner Surname

56,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Waldner Surname User-submission:

Waldner comes from the identical German word, waldner, meaning 'forester'. It was applied to people who lived or worked in the forest.

Waldner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2071:164,23216,688
Canada2,1881:16,8402,425
Austria1,8361:4,638511
Germany1,4731:54,6547,095
Switzerland6621:12,4062,053
France1411:471,08366,853
Sweden1101:89,5166,554
Italy881:694,96259,648
Argentina661:647,62745,225
Israel641:133,71314,383
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
England121:4,643,172139,951
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Norway71:734,61250,907
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2541:197,71117,239

Waldner (225) may also be a first name.

Waldner Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Waldner comes from the identical German word, waldner, meaning 'forester'. It was applied to people who lived or worked in the forest.

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Waldner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waldner is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,139th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 806,412 people. Waldner occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Waldner live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 599,828th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 225 people.

The surname Waldner is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,207 people, or 1 in 164,232. In The United States it is mostly found in: South Dakota, where 23 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent live and Austria, where 20 percent live.

Waldner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waldner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Waldner last name rose 869 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waldner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Waldner last name are 15.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Waldner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.05% more than the national average, earning 474,309 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.62% less than the national average, earning R 191,016 per year; in United States they earn 1.6% more than the national average, earning $43,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.01% less than the national average, earning $43,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waldnert9312/
Baldner86742/
Valdner86226/
Woldner8610/
Ualdner861/
Waldnerová8210/
Waldnerova825/
Whuildner751/
Voldner7125/
Boldner715/
Valdnerová713/
Valdnaire631/

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