Walliser Surname

199,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Walliser Surname User-submission:

The ancestral home of the Walliser family is in the German state of Bavaria. The surname Walliser is an occupational occupational hereditary surname for a man who was a young ruler.

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Walliser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6151:130,90315,935
Switzerland5481:14,9872,470
United States3761:963,98771,704
France2221:299,20145,739
Canada1871:197,03519,314
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Israel221:388,98331,283
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Walliser Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The ancestral home of the Walliser family is in the German state of Bavaria. The surname Walliser is an occupational occupational hereditary surname for a man who was a young ruler.

- mynicolewright

Walliser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walliser has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walliser? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 199,192nd most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,475,225 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Walliser live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Walliser is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 615 people, or 1 in 130,903. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 69 percent live, Bavaria, where 8 percent live and Hesse, where 7 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Walliser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walliser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Walliser last name increased 671 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walliser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walliser surname are 20.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Walliser earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 181.66% more than the national average, earning R 669,336 per year; in United States they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $44,320 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $56,523 CAD per year.

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