Walten Surname

444,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Walten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5861:225,68121,011
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Austria311:274,69131,731
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4971:101,04410,235

Walten (124) may also be a first name.

Walten Last Name Facts

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

Walten occurs most in Indonesia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 444,080th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,476,653 people. The last name Walten is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Walten are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 836,439th most numerous given name globally It is held by 124 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 586 people, or 1 in 225,681. In Indonesia Walten is most prevalent in: Maluku, where 92 percent are found, West Papua, where 6 percent are found and Papua, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia Walten is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Austria, where 4 percent are found.

Walten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walten last name fell 79 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walten last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Walten earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.8% less than the national average, earning $46,307 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waltien927/
Waldten924/
Walthen924/
Waltenn920/
Whalten920/
Waltn911/
Wallteng8613/
Waltin83127/
Balten83117/
Valten8359/
Wolten8348/
Waltem832/
Waltyn830/
Wasltn830/
Walltin7779/
Woolten774/
Whelten773/
Walltén772/
Woldten771/
Woltien771/
Valtuen771/
Valtent771/
Balteen771/
Woulten770/
Wahltne770/
Valtn731/
Valtienė7161/
Walhting7110/
Wahlting711/
Whalting711/
Valthoen710/
Bolten673,717/
Baltin67808/
Valtin67595/
Valtyn67374/
Volten67136/
Woltin6734/
Woltén672/
Waltingue671/

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Walten Reference & Research

Walton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Walton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Walten
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis