Walmsly Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Walmsly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Walmsly Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Walmsly Demographics

Walmsly Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 7 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Walmsly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walmsly occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walmsly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walmsly is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Walmsly live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada Walmsly is most numerous in: Nova Scotia, where 100 percent live. Barring Canada it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Walmsly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walmsly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Walmsly last name fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walmsly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Walmsly last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walmsley9317,662/
Walmsliy931/
Whalmsly930/
Whalmsley880/
Wallmsley880/
Walmsle861/
Walllmsley821/
Wolmsley801/
Walmcley801/
Walmsler801/
Walmslie801/
Walmslui801/
Walmslet801/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Walmsly
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