Waleffe Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Waleffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waleffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1211:95,01414,658
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waleffe (26) may also be a first name.

Waleffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waleffe is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Waleffe.

How Common Is The Last Name Waleffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname Waleffe is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Waleffe reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 26 people.

The last name Waleffe is most numerous in Belgium, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 95,014. In Belgium Waleffe is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 71 percent reside, Flemish Region, where 27 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Belgium it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 7 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waleffer931/
Walefe9218/
Waleff9211/
Waliffe861/
Walefer861/
Walleff861/
Wallefe861/
Walefei861/
Walefea861/
Wasleff861/
Walef832/
Waleafea8019/
Waliffer802/
Walyffer801/
Wallefer801/
Valeff7775/
Waleew7745/
Balefe7733/
Wallef7729/
Valefe7716/
Walife7713/
Baleff773/
Walefi773/
Waleef772/
Waledf771/
Walefy771/
Waliff771/
Wualef771/
Wolefe770/
Wallefhey751/
Baileff7133/
Bayleff7122/
Walifei7112/
Baleffi7111/
Valeife714/
Watliff712/
Vallefe711/
Woledfe711/
Wallefi711/
Valefeh711/
Baleife711/
Vasleff711/
Waulefs710/
Wallofe710/
Bayliffe67150/
Walhöfer6740/
Wolef6728/
Walif6727/
Walev6714/
Balef677/
Bailiffe677/
Valef675/
Wallifer674/
Walew672/
Wale'efa671/
Balliffe670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Waleffe
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