Walgar Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Walgar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walgar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Walgar Last Name Facts

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

Walgar occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walgar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Walgar occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Walgar live; 75 percent live in Australasia and 75 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Walgar is most commonly used in Australia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 4,499,284. In Australia Walgar is most frequent in: Western Australia, where 100 percent reside. Barring Australia Walgar is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Walgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walgar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walgar surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walngar920/
Walgart920/
Walgaard8674/
Walgarth868/
Walengar862/
Whealgar861/
Balgar83274/
Valgar839/
Wolgar836/
Walgor832/
Wallgarth800/
Woolgar772,261/
Balghar7766/
Valgard7713/
Wolgare774/
Whelgar772/
Wollgar772/
Woulgar771/
Balgair770/
Valgart770/
Valgaire7159/
Woollgar7135/
Valgaard7112/
Weilgart7110/
Valghare712/
Balghair711/
Wollgard711/
Bolgar672,967/
Volgar6742/
Weilgaard6720/
Wollgardt6716/
Hvalgaard6710/
Wollgarth677/
Vallengar677/
Balgor674/
Valgor673/
Wolgaardt671/
Woolgarth670/

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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 Walgar
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