Waldeck is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Waldeck
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Worn particularly in the Haut-Rhin, means, as Waldecker, who hails from one of the many localities so called (meaning: the end of the forest, wood). The uncommon name Waldack could be a variant.

How popular is Waldeck?

Waldeck is common in United States.

Waldeck is ranked 56636 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Waldeck bearers increased by 1.367659 per cent in 2010 US census to 1260 since 2000, the surname slipped by 934 spots and ranked at 20910. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.67 97.67
Others 1.11 0.56
Black 0.79 0.56
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.63 0.64
Waldeck is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Africa which signifies that it is originated from South Africa. Around 8231 people have been found who wears Waldeck as their family name. Waldeck is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
112,145 Spain7
2,754 Namibia3
78,945 Argentina3
11,342 Uruguay3
50,640 Switzerland2
19,046 Ireland2
3,478 Haiti2
37,493 Austria1
90,903 Moldova1
10,190 Bahrain1
7,790 Zambia1
18,969 Wales1
492,292 Ukraine1
9,498 Iceland1
38,841 Scotland1
47,891 Norway1
153,416 Italy1
7,895 South Korea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
46,461 Netherlands40
26,722 New Zealand14
70,910 Zimbabwe11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,768 Sweden94
37,246 Canada87
Countries with hundreds of Waldeck:
19,303 Brazil668
28,709 England161
77,708 France122
22,774 Australia108
Countries with thousands of Waldeck:
2,137 South Africa3,050
4,166 Germany2,152
19,154 United States1,691
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Waldeck Namesakes

  • Benedict Waldeck, Political figure
  • Benedict Waldeck, Political figure
  • Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • Klaus Waldeck, Musician
  • Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French statesman
  • Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French statesman
  • Klaus Waldeck, Musician
  • Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French statesman
  • Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French statesman

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