How common is the surname Walla?

2,472 people in the United States had the surname Walla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,897 Americans. It ranked 12,536th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Walla?

In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Walla identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Walla?

Chris Walla, American musician.

Where is the surname Walla most common?

Wikidata records people named Walla in the United States.

Is the surname Walla getting more or less common?

More common. 1,200 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,472 in 2010, up 106%.

The surname Walla

A surname, carried by 2,472 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Walla is more common than 92.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,472 people named Walla in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 124,897 Americans. That is up 106% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,200.

#12,536

rank among US surnames

2,472

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+106%

change since 2000 (was #20,543)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,531	Pompey	2,473	124,847
#12,536	Dahlin	2,472	124,897
#12,540	Volker	2,471	124,948
#12,541	Fairman	2,470	124,998

Who is named Walla

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

54% of people named Walla identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Asian and Pacific Islander 39%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wallas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Walla
American musician, born 1975

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Walla

Walla has the Soundex code W400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W400.

Questions

How common is the surname Walla?: 2,472 people in the United States had the surname Walla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,897 Americans. It ranked 12,536th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Walla?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Walla identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Walla?: Chris Walla, American musician.
Where is the surname Walla most common?: Wikidata records people named Walla in the United States.
Is the surname Walla getting more or less common?: More common. 1,200 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,472 in 2010, up 106%.