Last Name WALTER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WALTER is ranked as the 528th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 68,660.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 21.53 people named WALTER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 86% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named WALTER is 56,229, the rank is 651 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WALTER is 17.65.

Last Names WALTER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 68,660 +/-1.4%
  • National Rank 528
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 21.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 56,229
  • National Rank 651
  • Proportion/100k 17.65

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WALTER is 90.2% White, 1.6% Hispanic origin, 6.0% Black, 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.2% Two or More Races, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name WALTER have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name WALTER is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name WALTER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 90.2% 63.9% 26.3%
Hispanic origin 1.6% 16.3% -14.7%
Black 6.0% 12.3% -6.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.9% -4.3%
Two or more races 1.2% 1.8% -0.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WALTER is California where 5,726 people have this name.
  • Montana is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WALTER, as 52.11 in every 100,000 Montanans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Pennsylvania.
  • Montana is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Rhode Island (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WALTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 3,444 26.73 99.8% Indiana 1,967 29.82 99.6% Iowa 973 31.32 99.6% Kansas 999 34.39 99.4% Michigan 3,114 31.43 99.8% Minnesota 1,361 24.93 99.7% Missouri 372 12.43 96.3% Nebraska 598 31.78 99.3% North Dakota 257 34.8 98.4% Ohio 4,060 35.02 99.8% South Dakota 416 48.71 99.3% Wisconsin 1,671 29.03 99.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WALTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 3,444 26.73 99.8%
Indiana 1,967 29.82 99.6%
Iowa 973 31.32 99.6%
Kansas 999 34.39 99.4%
Michigan 3,114 31.43 99.8%
Minnesota 1,361 24.93 99.7%
Missouri 372 12.43 96.3%
Nebraska 598 31.78 99.3%
North Dakota 257 34.8 98.4%
Ohio 4,060 35.02 99.8%
South Dakota 416 48.71 99.3%
Wisconsin 1,671 29.03 99.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names WALTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 191 25.94 97.6% Arizona 1,303 19.36 99.5% California 5,726 14.76 99.8% Colorado 1,641 30.64 99.7% Hawaii 138 9.75 96.9% Idaho 297 18.15 98.1% Montana 533 52.11 99.5% Nevada 477 16.8 99.0% New Mexico 236 11.33 97.2% Oregon 1,089 27.42 99.5% Utah 331 11.26 96.7% Washington 1,865 26.4 99.7% Wyoming 168 28.73 97.7%

West States
State stats for the first name WALTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 191 25.94 97.6%
Arizona 1,303 19.36 99.5%
California 5,726 14.76 99.8%
Colorado 1,641 30.64 99.7%
Hawaii 138 9.75 96.9%
Idaho 297 18.15 98.1%
Montana 533 52.11 99.5%
Nevada 477 16.8 99.0%
New Mexico 236 11.33 97.2%
Oregon 1,089 27.42 99.5%
Utah 331 11.26 96.7%
Washington 1,865 26.4 99.7%
Wyoming 168 28.73 97.7%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WALTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 423 11.76 98.8% Maine 153 11.49 94.3% Massachusetts 645 9.56 98.6% New Hampshire 234 17.61 97.5% New Jersey 1,376 15.39 99.5% New York 5,340 27.04 99.9% Pennsylvania 5,531 43.26 99.9% Rhode Island 46 4.32 87.6% Vermont 133 21.27 97.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WALTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 423 11.76 98.8%
Maine 153 11.49 94.3%
Massachusetts 645 9.56 98.6%
New Hampshire 234 17.61 97.5%
New Jersey 1,376 15.39 99.5%
New York 5,340 27.04 99.9%
Pennsylvania 5,531 43.26 99.9%
Rhode Island 46 4.32 87.6%
Vermont 133 21.27 97.5%
South State Statistics Last-Names WALTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 557 11.49 97.4% Arkansas 532 17.93 98.2% Delaware 206 22.05 98.8% Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 93.8% Florida 3,654 18.37 99.8% Georgia 1,387 13.73 99.2% Kentucky 888 20.12 98.5% Louisiana 824 17.72 98.4% Maryland 2,012 33.67 99.7% Mississippi 372 12.43 96.3% North Carolina 1,467 14.75 99.2% Oklahoma 549 14.15 98.1% South Carolina 796 16.47 98.7% Tennessee 661 10.09 98.2% Texas 3,477 12.9 99.6% Virginia 1,525 18.32 99.5% West Virginia 282 15.23 95.8%

South States
State stats for the first name WALTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 557 11.49 97.4%
Arkansas 532 17.93 98.2%
Delaware 206 22.05 98.8%
Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 93.8%
Florida 3,654 18.37 99.8%
Georgia 1,387 13.73 99.2%
Kentucky 888 20.12 98.5%
Louisiana 824 17.72 98.4%
Maryland 2,012 33.67 99.7%
Mississippi 372 12.43 96.3%
North Carolina 1,467 14.75 99.2%
Oklahoma 549 14.15 98.1%
South Carolina 796 16.47 98.7%
Tennessee 661 10.09 98.2%
Texas 3,477 12.9 99.6%
Virginia 1,525 18.32 99.5%
West Virginia 282 15.23 95.8%
 

Full Names with WALTER as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WALTER as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named WALTER.

The most popular full name is James WALTER. 2.05% of all the people named WALTER have this given name.

There are 2534 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WALTER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James WALTER 2.05%
2 David WALTER 1.84%
3 John WALTER 1.83%
4 Robert WALTER 1.68%
5 Michael WALTER 1.20%
6 William WALTER 1.15%
7 Mary WALTER 1.05%
8 Richard WALTER 1.05%
9 Charles WALTER 0.99%
10 Daniel WALTER 0.93%
11 Barbara WALTER 0.87%
12 Joseph WALTER 0.79%
13 Donald WALTER 0.77%
14 Gary WALTER 0.72%
15 Thomas WALTER 0.72%
16 Mark WALTER 0.70%
17 Carol WALTER 0.64%
18 Scott WALTER 0.62%
19 George WALTER 0.57%
20 Linda WALTER 0.57%

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