Walt Surname

109,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Walt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9591:185,02218,448
Switzerland7481:10,9801,800
South Africa6111:88,67110,872
Canada3411:108,05211,605
England1461:381,63126,761
Germany891:904,55664,175
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
France511:1,302,406132,002
Afghanistan281:1,148,32810,363
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Austria271:315,38635,058
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Israel121:713,13647,700
Liechtenstein111:3,489390
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
China91:151,924,6187,954
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5471:91,8079,425

Walt (14,615) may also be a first name.

Walt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walt (Arabic: الت) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 109,119th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,708,285 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Walt are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 47,256th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 14,615 people.

Walt is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,959 people, or 1 in 185,022. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nevada, where 11 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Walt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walt last name increased 358 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 442 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Walt last name is principally Anglican (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Walt surname are 7.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.37% being registered with the political party.

The amount Walt earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 35.6% more than the national average, earning R 322,248 per year; in United States they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $43,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $54,886 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waldt89955/
Walth89664/
Walte89345/
Waltå896/
Waltt896/
Wealt894/
Wault893/
Whalt892/
Hwalt891/
Wailt891/
Wahlt891/
Wallt891/
Wealth80250/
Watlet8079/
Wailet8055/
Wallte806/
Wahlte805/
Walthe803/
Wallts803/
Waltte802/
Wealte802/
Walltz802/
Wealet801/
Walths801/
Wahalt801/
Watltz801/
Wealtz801/
Waltts801/
D'Walt801/
Waalts800/
Waldts800/
Waults800/
Wald7515,033/
Balt753,303/
Valt751,017/
Wolt75435/
Ualt7534/
Waylett73379/
Wautlet73163/
Waltová7330/
Wattlet734/
Whealth734/
Waltsch734/
Whatlet733/
Waillet732/
Wattelt731/
Waulthe731/
Waltova731/
Wahaltz730/
Woldt672,062/
Valte671,915/
Valts67658/
Baldt67350/
Wohlt67318/
Walcz67250/
Wolte67228/
Waild67226/
Uhalt67143/
Weald67104/
Valdt6768/
Vault6750/
Vaalt6738/
Hvalt6736/
Walld6732/
Vallt6720/
Bealt6719/
Ualte6718/
Waldh6718/
Baltt6711/
Valtt675/
Wollt675/
Wholt674/
Baalt674/
Woltt673/
Balht673/
Whald672/
Wayld671/
Wahld671/
Weult671/
Hualt671/
Wheatlet671/
Valth671/
Waytlett671/
Wayllete671/
Bailt670/
Woolt670/
Weilt670/

Walt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walt in the Arabic language
التalt-
والتwalt-

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