Walent Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Walent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:1,262,92389,039
Poland501:760,17561,940
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Walent Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walent occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walent? popularity and diffusion

It is the 769,129th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. Walent is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Walent live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 1,262,923. In The United States Walent is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 17 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Illinois, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Walent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walent has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Walent last name increased 4,783 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walent Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walent last name are 11.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.46% being registered to vote for the party.

Walent earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallent92124/
Walente9216/
Walient923/
Wallente862/
Valent836,159/
Balent831,007/
Walend8369/
Wolent8316/
Walint8310/
Walentová8020/
Valente77144,724/
Valient77199/
Ballent77172/
Vallent7749/
Vahlent7736/
Wollent7730/
Waelend7721/
Wallend7720/
Valentt778/
Valents776/
Valuent772/
Baylent771/
Vailent771/
Waylend771/
Wolentz771/
Walencz771/
Woolent770/
Wolents770/
Ualient770/
Wallint770/
Valnt731/
Vallente716,052/
Valentte7136/
Wollentz7120/
Vallents717/
Vallient715/
Vaillent712/
Wahlendtová712/
Vailente711/
Valendte711/
Vaslente711/
Vailient711/
Weallend710/
Wheelent710/
Wealends710/
Balint6724,166/
Valentová677,561/
Valentova67816/
Balynt67476/
Velent67238/
Válent67195/
Volent67174/
Valint67115/
Valend6736/
Bálent6731/
Vólent6716/
Balend6710/
Wolint6710/
Ualentova678/
Valnte673/
Valemt671/
Whalnd671/
Waylnd671/
Bolent670/
Wealnd670/

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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
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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 Walent
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