Walts Surname

287,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,335 people bear this surname

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

Walts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2811:282,95026,340
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
England51:11,143,612252,590
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China21:683,660,78330,601
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:126,81512,228

Walts (13) may also be a first name.

Walts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walts occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walts? popularity and diffusion

Walts is the 287,524th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,458,836 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Walts reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Walts is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 13 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,281 people, or 1 in 282,950. In The United States Walts is most numerous in: New York, where 22 percent are found, Texas, where 19 percent are found and Indiana, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Walts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walts last name grew 323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Walts last name are 18.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Walts earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $45,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.28% more than the national average, earning $66,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallts913/
Waltzs911/
Waltts911/
Walths911/
Waults910/
Waalts910/
Waldts910/
Waltse910/
Waltsch834/
Waltz8011,128/
Valts80658/
Balts80230/
Wolts8086/
Walds8011/
Valdts733,864/
Vaults7334/
Waltze7323/
Waltch7319/
Bealts7315/
Valtts7315/
Waldås736/
Woldts733/
Walltz732/
Wallzs732/
Waltrz731/
Wealtz731/
Watltz731/
Whelts730/
Hualts730/
Wealds730/
Baltts730/
Woolts730/
Woltzs730/
Walz6731,103/
Walc67358/
Baltsch6748/
Vealets6714/
Wheelts672/
Vaultzs671/
Vasilts671/
Wahaltz670/
Wallsci670/

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Walts Reference & Research

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Walts/Waltz 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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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 Walts
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