Walterscheid Surname

248,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Walterscheid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walterscheid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9121:88,27411,126
United States6671:543,41745,008
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Walterscheid Last Name Facts

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

Walterscheid is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walterscheid? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 248,464th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,557,565 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Walterscheid reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 912 people, or 1 in 88,274. In Germany Walterscheid is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live and Bavaria, where 2 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

Walterscheid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walterscheid has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Walterscheid last name expanded 11,117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walterscheid Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walterscheid last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Walterscheid earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning $44,298 USD per year.

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