Walvisch Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Walvisch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walvisch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England101:5,571,806158,774
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Walvisch Last Name Facts

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

Walvisch is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walvisch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,967,751st most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Walvisch are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 375,271. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 98 percent live and Utrecht, where 2 percent live. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Walvisch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walvisch surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Walvisch earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $47,056 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walvish9314/
Walvis86119/
Valvich809/
Walwich803/
Balvish801/
Walbich800/
Walvi7735/
Wolveich7512/
Valvoich751/
Walwitch751/
Walluish751/
Weilvich751/
Wallwish750/
Valvis711,018/
Balvis71215/
Welvis7152/
Walwis715/
Walvix711/
Wolbitsch711/
Walbis711/
Walvie711/
Volvich67372/
Walbech6720/
Walhuis6717/
Balvais671/
Walwise671/
Walwicz671/
Wolwich670/

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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 Walvisch
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