Walney Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Haiti

Walney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Walney (1,635) may also be a first name.

Walney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walney has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Walney are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Walney is also the 190,725th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 1,635 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States Walney is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 74 percent are found, Michigan, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Walney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Walney last name grew 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walney Last Name Statistics demography

Walney earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.78% less than the national average, earning $26,849 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallney9227/
Walne91774/
Walny91258/
Wolney83479/
Wallny8364/
Valney8334/
Wahlne8329/
Balney8313/
Walnee831/
Whalne830/
Wollney77173/
Baalney7785/
Walenne7755/
Wahlner7726/
Woolney778/
Weylney777/
Walnets771/
Wallnet771/
Waylene771/
Valneys771/
Wallnye771/
Walinne771/
Walnett770/
Walneup770/
Wolny739,845/
Balne732,057/
Balny73326/
Walni73146/
Walna7383/
Valny7314/
Wolne7311/
Valne738/
Walnj736/
Wálny732/
Walienne718/
Whallner711/
Walngaye711/
Waalenne711/
Wollny675,079/
Volney67556/
Valner67485/
Baulne67292/
Valnes67214/
Valnet67155/
Baulny6743/
Vahlne6736/
Baalne6721/
Valnei6715/
Bolney6713/
Balnay6713/
Walnah6712/
Wolnie6710/
Walnai6710/
Wallná678/
Wallný676/
Balnoy675/
Walnaa674/
Valnea673/
Wollne672/
Balneh672/
Wolnei671/
Balnee671/
Valnee671/
Valnay671/
Walniz671/
Ballne671/
Balnea671/
Balnne671/
Valnez671/
Woolny671/
Vallny670/
Bailny670/

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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 Walney
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