Walers Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Walers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France511:1,302,406132,002
Belgium151:766,44363,354
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Walers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walers is found most in France. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Walers.

How Common Is The Last Name Walers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walers is the 1,828,462nd most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name Walers is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Walers are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,302,406. In France Walers is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 94 percent live, Brittany, where 4 percent live and Grand Est, where 2 percent live. Other than France Walers is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Walers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walers last name contracted 69 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Walers surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

Walers earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahlers923,149/
Wallers92354/
Watlers9220/
Wailers927/
Whalers923/
Waliers922/
Walhers922/
Walerss920/
Wallerås861/
Wattlers861/
Valers8316/
Wolers8310/
Balers833/
Welers831/
Walirs830/
Wohlers776,505/
Weilers7771/
Wolhers7769/
Wehlers7756/
Wolgers7749/
Wollers7734/
Vahlers7729/
Vallers7715/
Wholers7712/
Ballers779/
Wöhlers778/
Baylers777/
Balears775/
Valgers774/
Woulers772/
Wölhers771/
Bahlers771/
Weylers771/
Wallars771/
Valiers771/
Wallors770/
Welhers770/
Woolers770/
Vaulers770/
Bailers770/
Valliers7125/
Wheelers7125/
Wallerce7117/
Woohlers712/
Valeirsh711/
Wollerst711/
Wallerch711/
Baylerss711/
Ballears710/
Woolgers710/
Velers6730/
Volers675/
Bolers672/
Valars672/
Welars671/
Valors670/

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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 Walers
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