Wallerstein Surname

319,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Wallerstein Surname Definition:

(from a place name) A town in Bavaria.

Wallerstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6591:550,01445,482
Israel2941:29,1084,175
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Scotland151:356,92115,763
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Wallerstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) A town in Bavaria.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Wallerstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wallerstein is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wallerstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 319,156th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,218,043 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Wallerstein are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wallerstein is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 659 people, or 1 in 550,014. In The United States Wallerstein is most common in: California, where 23 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 25 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Wallerstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wallerstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wallerstein surname grew 1,243 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wallerstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wallerstein surname are 9.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wallerstein earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.27% more than the national average, earning $55,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $53,734 CAD per year.

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