Walta Surname

290,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Walta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4501:37,5276,325
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
Germany1761:457,41740,380
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
Finland541:101,79110,352
Poland481:791,84963,527
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Australia421:642,75544,739
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Walta (975) may also be a first name.

Walta Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Walta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walta is the 290,346th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,525,054 people. Walta is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Walta are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Walta is also the 258,094th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 975 people.

The last name Walta is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 450 people, or 1 in 37,527. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 22 percent are found, North Holland, where 20 percent are found and Friesland, where 19 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Walta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walta has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walta surname are 4.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.14% being registered with the political party.

Walta earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wualta9113/
Waltha917/
Waltea914/
Waltoa911/
Waltau911/
Waltaś911/
Wallta911/
Waltah910/
Walteas833/
Walthea831/
Walthah831/
Wualtad831/
Walthau830/
Balta8037,364/
Valta801,636/
Walti801,185/
Walte80345/
Walto80210/
Walty80207/
Wolta80132/
Walté801/
Walthaus77200/
Walthatt770/
Waldtach770/
Waltho73786/
Valtat73471/
Baltha73367/
Valtas73265/
Waltoś73234/
Waltje73182/
Baltay73173/
Baltah73123/
Ballta7399/
Wealti7351/
Baltea7341/
Baltau7335/
Waltee7335/
Baltai7324/
Wealty7323/
Vallta7317/
Baltaj7316/
Waltoo7314/
Waltei7313/
Woltas7311/
Hualta7311/
Baltaa7310/
Baalta738/
Waltoh737/
Waltie736/
Wallte736/
Walthy735/
Wahlte735/
Wholta735/
Waltop734/
Walthe733/
Woulta733/
Whalty732/
Baldta732/
Walthi732/
Waltou732/
Wealte732/
Waltte732/
Wallti731/
Waltey731/
Waltod731/
Wailti731/
Woltga731/
Valtea731/
Valtha731/
Valtta731/
Valtay731/
Vailta731/
Waltit731/
Wealthy67159/
Walthes67144/
Balteau67101/
Walthie6787/
Baltaha6758/
Waltosz6748/
Balthau6745/
Waltich6730/
Valtaud6716/
Valtais6714/
Valtass676/
Valthas675/
Waltesr675/
Waileti674/
Woltach674/
Baaltha673/
Whaltey673/
Walteis673/
Waltott672/
Waultop672/
Balthai671/
Walltez671/
Waltess671/
Wolteas671/
Wealtei671/
Vaileta671/
Huaylta671/
Wealthi671/
Waulthe671/
Walthis671/
Balthay671/
Waldteaudt671/
Walltes670/
Wahltey670/
Walthey670/

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