Walter-Jones Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Walter-Jones Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Walter & Jones.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Walter-Jones Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:773,63329,106
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Walter-Jones Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Walter-Jones Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Walter-Jones occurs in Wales more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walter-Jones? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walter-Jones is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Walter-Jones reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in Wales, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 773,633. In Wales it is mostly concentrated in: City and County of Cardiff, where 75 percent live and Conwy County Borough, where 25 percent live. Beside Wales Walter-Jones occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolter-Janes835/
Wilder-Jones832/
Wilderjans6444/

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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 Walter-Jones
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