Walther Surname

8,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Walther Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Walthari (rule, army).

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Walther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany47,0851:1,710143
United States9,2491:39,1894,833
Switzerland4,2811:1,918185
France1,7761:37,4004,611
Denmark7941:7,109648
Netherlands4721:35,7786,008
Sweden4531:21,7371,803
Canada3581:102,92111,137
Austria2951:28,8664,606
Israel2821:30,3464,321
Australia2611:103,43211,643
Argentina2501:170,97414,355
England1951:285,73422,108
Norway1851:27,7963,808
Brazil1641:1,305,33144,621
Spain911:513,75925,575
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Chile711:248,1197,493
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
Poland501:760,17561,940
Finland481:114,51511,267
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Wales131:238,04114,239
Czechia111:966,67976,885
China91:151,924,6187,954
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Greenland71:8,054710
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Dominica11:75,891912
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Comoros11:749,524685
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2421:40,4344,751

Walther (20,538) may also be a first name.

Walther Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Walthari (rule, army).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Germanic origin surname, with patronymic characteristics. It means "son of Gutierre" or "son of "Gutierr".

Because of these characteristics, there aren't any concrete studies related to the exact origin, as it may vary by region or linage.

- marianogx

Walther Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walther (Marathi: वलथेर) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walther? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,495th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 108,632 people. The surname Walther occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Walther live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 37,081st most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 20,538 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 47,085 people, or 1 in 1,710. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 22 percent are found, Hesse, where 12 percent are found and Thuringia, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in 91 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Switzerland, where 6 percent are found.

Walther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walther has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walther surname grew 745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walther Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walther last name are 15.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Walther earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.04% less than the national average, earning 332,108 kr per year; in Peru they earn 393.45% more than the national average, earning S/. 95,656 per year; in South Africa they earn 201.87% more than the national average, earning R 717,360 per year; in United States they earn 13.32% more than the national average, earning $48,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $53,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Walther Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walther in the Marathi language
वलथेरvalathera-

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Walther Reference & Research

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

Walters 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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