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Where Does The Last Name Wals Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wals occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wals? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 260,888^th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,842,223 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Wals reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wals is also the 2,084,397^th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 856 people, or 1 in 19,728. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 65 percent are found, Groningen, where 6 percent are found and Gelderland, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Spain, where 7 percent are found.

Wals Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wals has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wals surname grew 215 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wals Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wals last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wals earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.75% more than the national average, earning R 389,124 per year and in United States they earn 16.32% less than the national average, earning $36,108 USD per year.