Walson Surname

188,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Walson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6691:106,1377,112
United States4051:894,96067,538
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
India141:54,790,384527,769
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Israel101:855,76354,181
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
China91:151,924,6187,954
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
France41:16,605,680368,153
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:288,61323,092

Walson (1,874) may also be a first name.

Walson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walson occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Walson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 188,561st most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,250,467 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Walson are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Walson is also the 175,764th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 1,874 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,669 people, or 1 in 106,137. In Nigeria Walson is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 55 percent are found, Rivers, where 39 percent are found and Delta, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Walson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Walson last name grew 233 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 93 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Walson last name is principally Anglican (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Walson surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Walson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.76% less than the national average, earning $38,937 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waleson92147/
Walshon9265/
Wallson9260/
Walsson928/
Walscon922/
Walszon922/
Walhson921/
Walsotn921/
Wualson921/
Watlson921/
Wailson921/
Wealson921/
Walsond920/
Waalson920/
Walzson920/
Waglison8651/
Walschon8629/
Wasylson8614/
Wallsson864/
Walleson862/
Watelson861/
Whaleson861/
Wauleson861/
Walzsohn860/
Balson831,624/
Walsen83399/
Valson83316/
Wolson83289/
Walsom83133/
Walsan8354/
Walzon831/
Ualson831/
Wealshone800/
Woolson77808/
Wolszon77343/
Valsson77326/
Baalson7782/
Baleson7758/
Baylson7749/
Wolshon7745/
Walsien7738/
Valeson7718/
Wallsom7717/
Wolsson7712/
Weilson7710/
Ballson779/
Wolsohn779/
Walsund777/
Bailson776/
Wallsén775/
Walshan773/
Woilson773/
Wallsen772/
Walsane772/
Wohlson772/
Bahlson771/
Vallson771/
Balsson771/
Woleson771/
Wollson771/
Vailson771/
Wallsan771/
Walshom771/
Walesan771/
Walesom771/
Baulson770/
Bealson770/
Walchon770/
Vaulson770/
Wolschon71290/
Walshahn71175/
Wolleson71128/
Weulsoon717/
Vallsson716/
Wailesan714/
Walsandt711/
Wahlsien711/
Waltjohn711/
Valleson711/
Waglisan711/
Wallsund711/
Walssoum711/
Walessom711/
Hualeson711/
Bauleson710/
Waldjohn710/
Balleson710/
Woollson710/
Valsan672,659/
Balsan672,337/
Bolson671,600/
Volson67172/
Balsen67141/
Walsam6795/
Balzon6789/
Walsum6766/
Waljan6764/
Balsun6734/
Walsem6727/
Woolleson6725/
Wolsen6722/
Wolsan6719/
Valcon6718/
Wollschon6714/
Valjon6710/
Uolson677/
Valsen677/
Wolzon672/
Waglissan672/
Woolsione671/
Walzón671/
Waldjoing671/
Balsón671/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Walson
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