Wallraff Surname

345,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wallraff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wallraff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8411:95,72611,937
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Wallraff Last Name Facts

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

Wallraff is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wallraff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wallraff is the 345,133rd most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,868,564 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Wallraff are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 841 people, or 1 in 95,726. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent live, Bavaria, where 5 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 2 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Wallraff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wallraff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wallraff last name increased 721 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wallraff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wallraff surname are 5.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.97% being registered with the political party.

Wallraff earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.69% more than the national average, earning $50,783 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallrraff941/
Wallraf93547/
Walraff9382/
Wallrafe8823/
Wallroff8817/
Walraf8640/
Wallrab8049/
Walroff8018/
Wallrof802/
Vallraf801/
Wollraf800/
Walrav711/
Wollrab67275/
Valroff67185/
Walraph676/
Wolroff671/
Wolrab5761/
Valrof571/
Balrav571/
Walrow570/
Wollráb5311/
Wolhrab533/
Bahlrab531/
Valrofe531/
Wahlrob530/
Woolrab530/
Balrheif5054/
Wohlraab504/
Vollraph502/
Woohlrab501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wallraff
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