Walh Surname

626,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Walh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Walh (16) may also be a first name.

Walh Last Name Facts

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

Walh (Arabic: ولعه) is most common in Egypt. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 626,382nd most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. The last name Walh occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Walh are found; 87 percent are found in North Africa and 87 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Walh is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The last name Walh is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 427 people, or 1 in 215,306. Other than Egypt Walh is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Walh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Walh surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Walh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.87% less than the national average, earning $40,615 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walhe89127/
Wahlh8920/
Wallh8920/
Waldh8918/
Wealh893/
Walhh892/
Walhl892/
Wajlh891/
Wal8684,293/
Wayleh8043/
Whalhe801/
Wall75141,357/
Wahl7553,907/
Wale7541,397/
Wail754,816/
Weal752,550/
Waal752,518/
Valh75917/
Balh75472/
Waul75431/
Whal7554/
Ualh7551/
Walø7521/
Wayl7511/
Hwal759/
Wual756/
Wajl756/
Wolh751/
Walÿ751/
Walź751/
Wealleh7337/
Waleher731/
Waheelh731/
Walle6720,489/
Whale675,651/
Weale671,904/
Valhe671,628/
Whall671,045/
Wheal67961/
Wahal67680/
Waile67545/
Waale67411/
Weall67372/
Wahul67314/
Ballh67247/
Wagli67159/
Waitl67102/
Vahlh6792/
Waill6782/
Wahll6770/
Whaul6759/
Uallh6737/
Wayle6727/
Waule6725/
Waall6716/
Wuall6715/
Åwall6713/
Wahlø6712/
Hwail6711/
Uaalh679/
Hwale679/
Wallehed678/
Waisl678/
Wallø678/
Waltå676/
Wault673/
Waail672/
Wahyl672/
Wolhs671/
Whayl671/
Bealh671/
Walpp671/
Wauhl671/
Wahlt671/
Vwale671/
Wuale671/
Wolhe671/
Weilh671/
Wahld671/
Wwayl671/
Baalh671/
Hbalh671/
Hwalt671/
Wayld671/
Wollh671/
Wwale671/
Waahl671/
Walzz671/
Whail670/
Walll670/
Vaulh670/
Weahl670/
Wahtl670/
Waull670/

Walh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walh in the Arabic language
ولعهwlh-

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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
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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 Walh
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