Waltz Surname

46,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Waltz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Walzo (to rule or manage).

Waltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,6071:37,7294,662
France4321:153,75623,866
Germany4281:188,09721,845
Canada1921:191,90418,895
Brazil1471:1,456,28848,949
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Israel291:295,09125,768
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
England221:2,532,63991,802
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
China51:273,464,31313,838
Marshall Islands51:10,3641,309
Monaco51:7,4131,114
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5531:19,6702,480

Waltz (58) may also be a first name.

Waltz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Walzo (to rule or manage).

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

WALTZ, WALZ: 1. Corrupted from Wallace, Walsh, or Walls. 2. From Wallis or Valais, a canton of Switzerland. 3. From Wilz or Wiltz, a town of Dutch Luxemburg, on the Wilz. Waltz, Walz, Voltz are found in Bowditch.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Waltz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waltz (Arabic: والتز) is found most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waltz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 46,590th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 654,884 people. Waltz is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Waltz are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Waltz is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 58 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9,607 people, or 1 in 37,729. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, Indiana, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Waltz occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in France, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Waltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waltz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waltz surname expanded 376 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Waltz surname are 18.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waltz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $43,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.46% less than the national average, earning $44,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waltze9123/
Walltz912/
Waltrz911/
Waltzs911/
Wealtz911/
Watltz911/
Walz8931,103/
Wahaltz830/
Woltz801,805/
Walts801,335/
Walcz80250/
Wallz8057/
Valtz8056/
Waldz803/
Waulz801/
Walzz801/
Walzh800/
Valdtz73206/
Vaultz73106/
Woltze7332/
Waltch7319/
Wallts733/
Wallzs732/
Wooltz732/
Waltts731/
Wohltz731/
Walths731/
Waalts730/
Waults730/
Woltzs730/
Wholtz730/
Wolltz730/
Baultz730/
Waldts730/
Wheltz730/
Waltse730/
Wolz674,260/
Valz67587/
Walc67358/
Waltsch674/
Vaultzs671/

Waltz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waltz in the Arabic language
والتزwaltz-

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Waltz 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

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