Walterus Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Walterus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Walterus (244) may also be a first name.
Walterus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walterus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walterus is found most frequently in Belgium. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Walterus? popularity and diffusion
Walterus is the 3,432,070th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Walterus is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Walterus are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Walterus is also the 571,890th most numerous first name globally, held by 244 people.
The last name Walterus is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 547,459. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 10 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Belgium this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waltherus | 94 | 32 | / |
| Walterhus | 94 | 1 | / |
| Waltheurus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Walterhous | 89 | 1 | / |
| Walterhaus | 89 | 0 | / |
| Walteros | 88 | 3,070 | / |
| Balterus | 88 | 0 | / |
| Walterhouse | 84 | 447 | / |
| Walterhause | 84 | 0 | / |
| Wualteros | 82 | 50 | / |
| Woltherus | 82 | 2 | / |
| Ballterous | 78 | 1 | / |
| Walteroz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ualteros | 75 | 1 | / |
| Valteros | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hualteros | 71 | 3 | / |
| Volteros | 63 | 2 | / |
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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 Walterus
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