Wälchli Surname
Approximately 2,029 people bear this surname
Wälchli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2,002 | 1:4,102 | 582 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
The alternate forms: Walchli (323) are calculated separately.
Wälchli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wälchli Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wälchli occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Walchli. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wälchli? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 204,693rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,591,693 people. The surname Wälchli occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wälchli are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Wälchli is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 2,002 people, or 1 in 4,102. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Bern, where 44 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 11 percent live. Besides Switzerland it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Finland, where 0 percent live.
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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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- 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 Wälchli
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