Walg Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Walg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2411:33,8333,966
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Walg (100) may also be a first name.

Walg Last Name Facts

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

Walg is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Walg.

How Common Is The Last Name Walg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walg is the 853,416th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Walg reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Walg is also the 946,056th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 100 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 33,833. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 75 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Walg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 38 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walg surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Walg earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walgh892/
Walgue801/
Waulgh801/
Wallgh800/
Walk759,976/
Balg75742/
Ualg7547/
Valg7541/
Walq757/
Wolg753/
Whatleg730/
Walke677,074/
Walck671,666/
Waulk67112/
Wallk67100/
Waalk6797/
Baalg6737/
Weilg6731/
Balgh674/
Wheatleg672/
Wolgg671/
Wolgt671/
Waalq671/
Hwalc671/
Wahlx671/
Wallx671/
Walkk671/
Ualeg670/

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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 Walg
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