Waldus Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Waldus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waldus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1121:150,77822,601
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Waldus (378) may also be a first name.

Waldus Last Name Facts

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

Waldus is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Waldus live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 446,161st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 378 people.

The last name Waldus is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 150,778. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Friesland, where 38 percent are found, Overijssel, where 17 percent are found and North Holland, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands Waldus is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Waldus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waldus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waldus last name declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waldeus925/
Waldaus921/
Waldhaus86454/
Waldhous860/
Baldus834,198/
Valdus8318/
Waldos836/
Waldhouse8021/
Baldous7747/
Baldeus7713/
Valdeus7712/
Valduss774/
Baldaus773/
Waldosz771/
Waldoes771/
Valduse771/
Baaldus771/
Balduss770/
Bauldus770/
Woldhuis71622/
Valdhaus7110/
Waldhausová714/
Woldhous711/
Baulldus710/
Balduz67619/
Valduz67161/
Boldus6784/
Valduc676/
Uayldguus671/
Wouldhouse630/
Valduiz622/
Valdeuz621/
Boildus620/
Boldhaus5726/
Valdoz502,307/
Valdúz501/

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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
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  • 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 Waldus
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