Wals Surname
Approximately 1,505 people bear this surname
Wals Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 856 | 1:19,728 | 3,103 |
| United States | 153 | 1:2,369,013 | 146,433 |
| Spain | 106 | 1:441,057 | 23,230 |
| Germany | 93 | 1:865,650 | 62,206 |
| Mexico | 78 | 1:1,591,362 | 16,746 |
| Argentina | 73 | 1:585,526 | 41,795 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Nicaragua | 13 | 1:463,161 | 3,580 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 1:707,305 | 45,577 |
Wals (26) may also be a first name.
Wals Demographics
Wals Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Wals Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wals Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wals is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wals? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wals is the 260,888th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,842,223 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wals are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wals is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.
The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 856 people, or 1 in 19,728. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 65 percent reside, Groningen, where 6 percent reside and Gelderland, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands Wals exists in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Spain, where 7 percent reside.
Wals Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wals has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 215 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 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 holding the Wals surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Wals are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered with the 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.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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