Wallin Surname
Approximately 26,663 people bear this surname
Wallin Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) WALLOON [FrenchWallon; [from Latin Gall-us, a Gaul (= O.H.Ger. Walh, a Celt]
Wallin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 13,036 | 1:755 | 54 |
| United States | 9,596 | 1:37,772 | 4,666 |
| Finland | 1,192 | 1:4,611 | 749 |
| Canada | 749 | 1:49,193 | 5,973 |
| England | 527 | 1:105,727 | 11,054 |
| Norway | 434 | 1:11,849 | 1,337 |
| Denmark | 395 | 1:14,290 | 1,397 |
| Australia | 328 | 1:82,304 | 9,537 |
| Germany | 62 | 1:1,298,475 | 82,291 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 246 | 1:99,087 | 10,036 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 622 | 1:80,737 | 8,499 |
Wallin (154) may also be a first name.
Wallin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) WALLOON [FrenchWallon; [from Latin Gall-us, a Gaul (= O.H.Ger. Walh, a Celt]
(Swedish) Dweller on, or near, a fallow field.
Wallin Demographics
Average Male Wallin Height
176.3 cm
Average Female Wallin Height
162.37 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wallin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wallin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wallin occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wallin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 20,490th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 273,321 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Wallin are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Scandinavia. Wallin is also the 740,891st most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 154 people.
The last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 13,036 people, or 1 in 755. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent are found and Skåne County, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Sweden it occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Finland, where 4 percent are found.
Wallin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wallin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wallin surname expanded 1,543 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wallin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wallin surname are 14.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.52% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wallin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning 368,273 kr per year; in Peru they earn 101.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,064 per year; in United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.5% more than the national average, earning $53,409 CAD per year.
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Wallin Reference & Research
Walden DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Walden FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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