Walf Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Walf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany931:865,65062,206
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Walf (36) may also be a first name.

Walf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walf is most common in Germany. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Walf.

How Common Is The Last Name Walf? popularity and diffusion

Walf is the 1,409,418th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Walf occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Walf live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 36 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 865,650. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 38 percent are found, Thuringia, where 29 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Walf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walf surname decreased 77 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walf Last Name Statistics demography

Walf earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.29% less than the national average, earning $24,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walfe8914/
Wallf8911/
Walfh896/
Walff894/
Wahlf893/
Walvf891/
Whalf891/
Wailf890/
Walfs890/
Wallfe801/
Wualef801/
Wolf75361,818/
Balf75140/
Walw7511/
Valf754/
Walv753/
Ualf751/
Wolfe67127,498/
Wolff67124,828/
Woolf6711,360/
Ballf671,264/
Woulf67271/
Wollf67211/
Wholf67131/
Baulf67110/
Wolft6711/
Baalf6710/
Walhw676/
Wohlf675/
Walbø674/
Walph672/
Vealf671/
Valfe671/
Wahlw671/
Bealf671/
Walwt671/
Wallv671/
Watlv671/
Woëlf671/
Whalw671/
Wealb671/
Woilf670/
Wallw670/
Wwolf670/
Balff670/

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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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  • 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 Walf
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