Walraff Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Walraff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walraff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium751:153,28921,368
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Walraff Last Name Facts

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

Walraff is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Walraff.

How Common Is The Last Name Walraff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walraff is the 2,075,631st most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Walraff reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 153,289. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 96 percent reside, Flemish Region, where 3 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium Walraff occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallraff931,061/
Walraf9240/
Wallrraff881/
Wallraf86547/
Walroff8618/
Wallrafe8023/
Wallroff8017/
Walrav771/
Valroff71185/
Wallrab7149/
Walraph716/
Wallrof712/
Vallraf711/
Wolroff711/
Wollraf710/
Wolrab6261/
Balrav621/
Valrof621/
Walrow620/
Wollrab57275/
Wolhrab573/
Bahlrab571/
Valrofe571/
Wahlrob570/
Woolrab570/
Balrheif5354/
Wohlraab534/
Woohlrab531/
Boulhraif501/

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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 Walraff
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