Walstow Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Walstow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walstow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:574,41334,909
Wales261:119,0209,008
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808

Walstow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walstow occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Walstow.

How Common Is The Last Name Walstow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,504,764th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Walstow reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 574,413. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 33 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 23 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Walstow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walstow has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Walstow surname rose 373 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walstowe930/
Wolstow867/
Walstaw860/
Balstow860/
Wallstof800/
Walsthoff750/
Walstab7144/
Walstav711/
Wallstab67281/
Wallstav678/
Wolstoff677/
Wahlstab673/
Balestov673/
Walstaff670/
Wolsthoff630/
Bolestów531/
Boylstuw531/
Wollstuff501/
Vollstoff501/
Volstooff500/

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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 Walstow
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