Walss Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Walss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Walss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walss is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Walss live; 61 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Walss is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 391,091. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Zürich, where 71 percent are found, Canton of Lucerne, where 24 percent are found and Canton of Graubünden, where 5 percent are found. Besides Switzerland it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 26 percent are found.

Walss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walss surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walss surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Walss earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waless9110/
Walssh912/
Wallss911/
Wals891,505/
Wailess83175/
Walless834/
Walesse832/
Wasless831/
Wailsse831/
Wauless830/
Whaless830/
Watless830/
Walsh80313,788/
Walls8064,776/
Wales8021,991/
Wahls801,231/
Waals80413/
Walse80377/
Wails80112/
Weals80109/
Wauls8075/
Balss8053/
Walsø8038/
Valss8032/
Wolss8021/
Walås8016/
Walhs807/
Walsj802/
Watls801/
Whals801/
Walsz801/
Wayls800/
Walshe737,395/
Wailes732,113/
Walles731,915/
Walsch73734/
Waeles73621/
Whales73458/
Wheals73154/
Walsøe73149/
Whalls73120/
Weales73116/
Wallsh7375/
Wayles7360/
Walese7356/
Wealls7337/
Wasels7325/
Walesz7317/
Wahlse739/
Valsse739/
Waslsh737/
Wahles733/
Waills733/
Wealsh732/
Walshh732/
Baless732/
Valess732/
Wuales732/
Waalsh731/
Wolsse731/
Walhes731/
Weilss731/
Whails731/
Weless731/
Wallås731/
Baalss731/
Baylss731/
Waales731/
Bealss730/
Wallse730/
Wailsh730/
Walz6731,103/
Bayless678,922/
Bals674,062/
Wheless671,316/
Vals671,001/
Wols67683/
Bailess67325/
Wallesz6745/
Wallsch6730/
Valless679/
Walsche677/
Whalles677/
Valesse675/
Whatles673/
Wallese673/
Wattels673/
Wheales672/
Vayless672/
Wallsce672/
Wheelss672/
Wattils672/
Wallest671/
Waalshe671/
Wahalls671/
Watells671/
Waleshe671/
Uals671/
Whale's671/
Waasels671/
Wualese671/
Wualles671/
D'Walsh671/
Wosllss671/
Wahales670/
Wealshe670/
Wahlest670/
Wassels670/
Balless670/
Wachels670/
Whailes670/

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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 Walss
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