Walle Surname
Approximately 20,489 people bear this surname
Walle Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at, or near, a wall such as the old Roman wall; dweller at, or near, a spring or stream; one who came from Wall (on the Roman wall, or near a stream), the name of several places in England; dweller at, or near, a pool or bog.
Read More About This SurnameWalle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 12,073 | 1:8,080 | 1,259 |
| Mexico | 2,685 | 1:46,229 | 2,488 |
| France | 1,283 | 1:51,771 | 6,802 |
| United States | 1,124 | 1:322,472 | 29,379 |
| Germany | 978 | 1:82,316 | 10,391 |
| Norway | 840 | 1:6,122 | 615 |
| Indonesia | 313 | 1:422,521 | 35,493 |
| Nigeria | 172 | 1:1,029,900 | 43,269 |
| Netherlands | 161 | 1:104,889 | 16,937 |
| Belgium | 103 | 1:111,618 | 16,639 |
| Ivory Coast | 66 | 1:349,564 | 12,508 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Russia | 59 | 1:2,442,764 | 142,518 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| Finland | 41 | 1:134,066 | 12,676 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 52 | 1:85,190 | 5,835 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 136 | 1:369,255 | 27,873 |
The alternate forms: Wallé (30) are calculated separately.
Walle (9,568) may also be a first name.
Walle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at, or near, a wall such as the old Roman wall; dweller at, or near, a spring or stream; one who came from Wall (on the Roman wall, or near a stream), the name of several places in England; dweller at, or near, a pool or bog.
Walle Demographics
Average Walle Salary in
United States
$39,391 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Walle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walle (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻟﻞ, Marathi: वाळले) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered as: Wallé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Walle? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 26,258th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 355,681 people. The surname Walle occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Walle reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 63,132nd most numerous given name world-wide, held by 9,568 people.
Walle is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 12,073 people, or 1 in 8,080. Outside of Ethiopia this surname occurs in 80 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 13 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.
Walle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Walle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 826 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Walle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Walle last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Walle surname are 19.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.82% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Walle earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning 323,773 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.57% more than the national average, earning R 360,180 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.08% less than the national average, earning $16,555,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.71% less than the national average, earning $39,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $50,132 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walle Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walle in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻟﻞ | wall | - |
| Walle in the Marathi language | ||
| वाळले | valale | 75 |
| काळे | kale | 25 |
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