Walz Surname

17,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Walz Surname Definition:

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

Walz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany18,1921:4,425514
United States10,0571:36,0404,483
Canada6301:58,4856,894
Brazil5301:403,91415,391
Switzerland3851:21,3323,407
Australia3271:82,5569,565
France2561:259,46440,012
Austria1771:48,1107,661
Poland821:463,52146,884
Denmark571:99,0309,368
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Israel341:251,69522,987
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Chile201:880,82418,509
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Croatia71:604,08640,820
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
China51:273,464,31313,838
England51:11,143,612252,590
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Belize21:177,7373,502
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9941:50,5225,732

Walz (50) may also be a first name.

Walz 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

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

Walz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walz (Arabic: ولز) occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,768th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 234,304 people. The surname Walz occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Walz are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Walz is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 50 people.

The surname Walz is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 18,192 people, or 1 in 4,425. In Germany Walz is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 60 percent are found, Bavaria, where 16 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Beside Germany Walz occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Walz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walz surname expanded 1,012 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walz last name are 9.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Walz earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.01% less than the national average, earning R 154,452 per year; in United States they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $46,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $54,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waltz8911,128/
Walcz89250/
Wallz8957/
Walze8950/
Walez8913/
Waldz893/
Walsz891/
Waulz891/
Walzz891/
Walzh890/
Wallez801,675/
Waltze8023/
Walesz8017/
Wallzs802/
Walltz802/
Waltrz801/
Whalez801/
Watltz801/
Wealtz801/
Wahlez801/
Waltzs801/
Wolz754,260/
Balz754,009/
Wals751,505/
Valz75587/
Walc75358/
Waillez7360/
Wallesz7345/
Wachhlz733/
Wahaltz730/
Wattelz730/
Walsh67313,788/
Walls6764,776/
Wales6721,991/
Walch6712,672/
Woltz671,805/
Walts671,335/
Valez671,285/
Wahls671,231/
Waals67413/
Balez67409/
Walse67377/
Balsz67204/
Walje67127/
Wails67112/
Weals67109/
Valcz67106/
Wauls6775/
Wolcz6764/
Walss6757/
Valtz6756/
Wolze6745/
Wolzt6745/
Walsø6738/
Wollz6722/
Valdz6721/
Walås6716/
Baldz6712/
Walds6711/
Balcz6710/
Vallz678/
Woldz678/
Walhs677/
Ballz675/
Valzs674/
Walce672/
Walsj672/
Wotlz672/
Valze672/
Wallx671/
Weulz671/
Wahlx671/
Watls671/
Hwalc671/
Baalz671/
Waleś671/
Vealz671/
Welez671/
Bailz671/
Vaulz671/
Uaylz671/
Whals671/
Wayls670/
Woolz670/
Bealz670/
Weilz670/

Walz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walz in the Arabic language
ولزwlz-

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