Walgraeve Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Walgraeve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walgraeve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4311:26,6744,248
France411:1,620,066149,911
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Walgraëve (1) are calculated separately.

Walgraeve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walgraeve is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Walgraëve. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walgraeve? popularity and diffusion

It is the 591,720th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. The last name Walgraeve occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Walgraeve reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Walgraeve is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 26,674. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent live, Walloon Region, where 6 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Other than Belgium this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Walgraeve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walgraeve surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Walgraeve earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.15% more than the national average, earning $44,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.23% more than the national average, earning $59,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walgraëve961/
Walggraeve954/
Walgrave94366/
Walgreave894/
Walggrave891/
Walgrove8262/
Woolgrave780/
Wallgrove780/
Wolgrove710/
Woolgrove67273/

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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 Walgraeve
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