Walgast Surname

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

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Walgast Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walgast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Walgast Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walgast occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walgast? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Walgast live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Walgast is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is most frequent in: Colorado, where 38 percent live, Florida, where 38 percent live and Michigan, where 13 percent live.

Walgast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walgast has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walgast surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walgast Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walgast last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Walgast earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallgast930/
Walgat9264/
Walast929/
Walgas923/
Wolgast862,226/
Walgate86271/
Wallast8656/
Walgost861/
Walga8393/
Wollgast80488/
Wallgate805/
Wolghast801/
Wolgaste801/
Wolgasst801/
Wallaste801/
Walkgate801/
Woolgast800/
Wohlgast800/
Valgas771,362/
Walęga77154/
Balgas7787/
Balgat7757/
Wolgat7744/
Walgha7714/
Balast7711/
Walgai779/
Walgot779/
Walgos778/
Valgat777/
Valast772/
Walasd771/
Ballast711,076/
Wollast7118/
Walgote7117/
Vallast7111/
Balgass715/
Balgais714/
Valaste714/
Vallgas712/
Balasht712/
Wolgash711/
Walaazt711/
Balghas711/
Walgott711/
Wolgost710/
Balga672,870/
Valga67285/
Vallaste67117/
Wolga6773/
Walingha6716/
Vaulaste6710/
Walgo675/
Wallenga672/
Volgasts672/
Volgaste672/
Balgaith672/
Vallgath671/
Walengaj671/
Balghash671/

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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 Walgast
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