Walst Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Walst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands881:191,90026,970
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Walst Last Name Facts

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

Walst is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walst is the 1,637,889th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Walst is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Walst live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 191,900. In The Netherlands Walst is most numerous in: North Holland, where 61 percent reside, South Holland, where 22 percent reside and Flevoland, where 9 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Walst Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Walst earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning $59,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walste911/
Wallst911/
Wallest831/
Wahlest830/
Wolst80288/
Balest73371/
Valest73344/
Valste733/
Wolste731/
Wolszt731/
Welest730/
Wolscht67104/
Ballest6726/
Valestt672/
Valesth672/
Vallest671/
Wolestt670/
Woolest670/
Baillest6215/
Ballesdt621/
Valleste621/
Ballstdt620/
Bolst60132/
Wolzt6045/
Volst608/
Balzt601/
Wolsd600/
Bollst557/
Velest556/
Bolest553/
Balesd553/
Voilst551/
Wolezt551/
Beilst551/
Ballesd507/
Vallesteher506/
Vallesd502/
Wolszcz501/
Boilest500/
Woolctt500/

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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 Walst
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