Walvin Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Walvin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:230,24019,179
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Israel181:475,42436,085
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785

Walvin (127) may also be a first name.

Walvin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walvin is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walvin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 917,199th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Walvin live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles. Walvin is also the 825,494th most common first name globally, held by 127 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 230,240. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 40 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 19 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 10 percent reside. Excluding England Walvin occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent reside and Israel, where 6 percent reside.

Walvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walvin has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Walvin last name rose 417 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walvin Last Name Statistics demography

Walvin earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 125.19% more than the national average, earning $97,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whalvin9219/
Wallvin925/
Balvin835,970/
Wolvin83274/
Valvin83225/
Welvin837/
Walven831/
Woolvin77105/
Wolving7720/
Valving7712/
Valvina7711/
Welvein773/
Walwine771/
Balvain770/
Ballvin770/
Walbain770/
Woolvine71115/
Wallwein7129/
Woollvin7111/
Wolven67983/
Balvín67436/
Bolvin67414/
Velvin67296/
Balven67170/
Volvin6716/
Wolvén678/
Valven675/
Valvyn674/
Welven673/
Walhuisen670/

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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
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  • 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 Walvin
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