Walthour Surname

271,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Walthour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walthour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4271:254,00124,099
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:194,64617,040

Walthour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walthour is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walthour? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walthour is the 271,821st most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,085,517 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Walthour live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,427 people, or 1 in 254,001. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 42 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 0 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.

Walthour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walthour has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Walthour last name expanded 553 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walthour Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walthour surname are 2.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.82% being registered with the political party.

Walthour earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning $40,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walthouer941/
Walthor933/
Waltour931/
Walthur931/
Walthaur882/
Walthoer881/
Waltheur880/
Waltor8620/
Walthower823/
Walthauer821/
Walture8040/
Waltorp8015/
Balthor809/
Walthar803/
Waltoir801/
Walteur800/
Walthare75369/
Waltower75323/
Walthart75123/
Waltheer7555/
Waaltorp7512/
Balthaur758/
Waltortt758/
Walttort755/
Walltorp754/
Waltahre751/
Vaultour751/
Baltor71315/
Waltar71250/
Valtor7125/
Walltower7119/
Baltur717/
Wailthare714/
Wattletor710/
Waltheart710/
Balthar67141/
Waltair67128/
Valture6753/
Waltare673/
Valtoir672/
Waltarz671/
Voltour671/
Vaultor670/
Walhtar670/

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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 Walthour
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