Surname WALOCHA

People with the surname WALOCHA in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026: 293 men and 317 women. Most registered in: ŁÓDZKIE.

6 verified statements · 1 possible finding

male

293people in the PESEL register · 20 January 2026

about 1 in 72,347

Most registered in: ŁÓDZKIE (24.0%, 20 January 2026)

female

317people in the PESEL register · 20 January 2026

about 1 in 68,014

Most registered in: ŁÓDZKIE (23.1%, 20 January 2026)

Each 1-in-X is computed within its own dataset. The datasets are different sizes, so these two figures are not compared with each other.

How many people have this surname?

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How many people have this surname?

The PESEL register publishes two separate surname lists, male and female. We show each figure on its own and never add them up.

male

293 people were registered with the surname WALOCHA (male) in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

female

317 people were registered with the surname WALOCHA (female) in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

The male and female datasets are separate and are never summed.

How rare is this surname?

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How rare is this surname?

“1 in X” means that roughly one in every X people on this list has this surname. The bigger X, the rarer the name. The rank counts from the most common surname on the list.

male

about 1 in 72,347

#11,146 rank on the surname list

About 1 in 72,347 people counted in the PESEL register (male) bore the surname WALOCHA on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

WALOCHA (male) ranked 11,146 among the surnames in this dataset.

Neighbours on the list
  1. #11,122WYSZOGRODZKI294
  2. #11,122YERMAKOV294
  3. #11,146WALOCHA this surname293
  4. #11,187BŁONIARZ292
  5. #11,187BUBULA292

female

about 1 in 68,014

#10,464 rank on the surname list

About 1 in 68,014 people counted in the PESEL register (female) bore the surname WALOCHA on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

WALOCHA (female) ranked 10,464 among the surnames in this dataset.

Neighbours on the list
  1. #10,440SUCHOWIECKA318
  2. #10,440ŻYCKA318
  3. #10,464WALOCHA this surname317
  4. #10,493BOBOLA316
  5. #10,493SIKOŃ316

Two places above and two below on the same list. Surnames with the same count share a place.

Where is it most often registered?

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Where is it most often registered?

The map and the list show the voivodeships where people with this surname have a registered permanent address. The brighter the colour and the longer the bar, the bigger the share.

male

Among the 229 people with the surname WALOCHA (male) who had a registered voivodeship on 20 January 2026, 24.0% were registered in ŁÓDZKIE.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

DOLNOŚLĄSKIE: 3.5% (8)KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroLUBELSKIE: 1.3% (3)LUBUSKIE: 0.9% (2)ŁÓDZKIE: 24.0% (55)MAŁOPOLSKIE: 10.5% (24)MAZOWIECKIE: 5.2% (12)OPOLSKIE: 4.8% (11)PODKARPACKIE: 0.9% (2)PODLASKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroPOMORSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroŚLĄSKIE: 23.1% (53)ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE: 23.6% (54)WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroWIELKOPOLSKIE: 0.9% (2)ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE: 1.3% (3)

Hover over or tap a voivodeship to see its figures.

Share of people with a registered voivodeship, lowest first:
  • 0%–5%
  • 5%–10%
  • 10%–15%
  • 15%–20%
  • 20%–25%
  • not listed in the dataset — not zero
Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
VoivodeshipShareCount
ŁÓDZKIE24.0%55
ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE23.6%54
ŚLĄSKIE23.1%53
MAŁOPOLSKIE10.5%24
MAZOWIECKIE5.2%12
OPOLSKIE4.8%11
DOLNOŚLĄSKIE3.5%8
LUBELSKIE1.3%3
ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE1.3%3
LUBUSKIE0.9%2
PODKARPACKIE0.9%2
WIELKOPOLSKIE0.9%2

female

Among the 255 people with the surname WALOCHA (female) who had a registered voivodeship on 20 January 2026, 23.1% were registered in ŁÓDZKIE.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

DOLNOŚLĄSKIE: 5.5% (14)KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroLUBELSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroLUBUSKIE: 0.8% (2)ŁÓDZKIE: 23.1% (59)MAŁOPOLSKIE: 12.5% (32)MAZOWIECKIE: 3.5% (9)OPOLSKIE: 6.3% (16)PODKARPACKIE: 1.6% (4)PODLASKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroPOMORSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroŚLĄSKIE: 22.0% (56)ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE: 22.7% (58)WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroWIELKOPOLSKIE: 0.8% (2)ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE: 1.2% (3)

Hover over or tap a voivodeship to see its figures.

Share of people with a registered voivodeship, lowest first:
  • 0%–5%
  • 5%–10%
  • 10%–15%
  • 15%–20%
  • 20%–25%
  • not listed in the dataset — not zero
Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
VoivodeshipShareCount
ŁÓDZKIE23.1%59
ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE22.7%58
ŚLĄSKIE22.0%56
MAŁOPOLSKIE12.5%32
OPOLSKIE6.3%16
DOLNOŚLĄSKIE5.5%14
MAZOWIECKIE3.5%9
PODKARPACKIE1.6%4
ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE1.2%3
LUBUSKIE0.8%2
WIELKOPOLSKIE0.8%2

How did this count change between editions of the list?

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How did this count change between editions of the list?

The PESEL register publishes its lists every year. We show the number of people with this surname on each edition, beside how the whole list changed. We say what changed, not why.

male

The number of people with the surname WALOCHA (male) in the PESEL register changed from 309 on 30 June 2019 to 293 on 20 January 2026: −5.2%. The whole list changed by +6.7% between those editions.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

As ofShare of the listPeople
30 June 2019*1 in 64,271309
22 January 20201 in 64,753307
1 February 20211 in 65,105307
27 January 20221 in 66,678303
30 January 20231 in 68,901302
19 January 20241 in 70,156299
22 January 20251 in 71,512295
20 January 20261 in 72,347293

* The 2019 files describe their contents in fewer words than the later ones. We read them as the same list: people with their current surname.

female

The number of people with the surname WALOCHA (female) in the PESEL register changed from 336 on 30 June 2019 to 317 on 20 January 2026: −5.7%. The whole list changed by +6.5% between those editions.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

As ofShare of the listPeople
30 June 2019*1 in 60,266336
22 January 20201 in 60,359335
2 February 20211 in 61,590329
27 January 2022The publisher's file dated 27 January 2022 repeats the data of the previous edition, so it is not shown as an edition of its own.
30 January 20231 in 65,151328
19 January 20241 in 67,333319
22 January 20251 in 68,150316
20 January 20261 in 68,014317

* The 2019 files describe their contents in fewer words than the later ones. We read them as the same list: people with their current surname.

What does this surname mean?

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What does this surname mean?

We give a meaning only when a scholarly work supports it. We don't guess.

This is a scholarly interpretation, not a measured value. Surname origins are often contested.

Z Walentego: […] Walocha

PossibleScholarly workPoland · ks. Józef Buryan · 1933

Root
Walenty
Type
other

Where does it appear in old print?

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Where does it appear in old print?

We have not searched Polona's collections for this surname yet.

Who well known has this surname?

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Who well known has this surname?

We have not looked this surname up in Wikidata yet.

How do we know?

Sources on this page

  • Official data Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji — Nazwiska występujące w rejestrze PESEL · 20 January 2026 · CC0 1.0 · Dane pochodzą z rejestru PESEL, Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, dane.gov.pl (CC0 1.0) · dane.gov.pl
  • Scholarly work ks. Józef Buryan — Skąd pochodzi twoje imię i nazwisko i nazwa miejscowości rodzinnej? (Zwięzły zarys imiennictwa polskiego) · 1933 · s. 10 (skan ZBC oai:zbc.uz.zgora.pl:82526, str. PDF 12)
How to read these figures
  • Wykaz nazwisk męskich osób żyjących (wg pola nazwisko aktualne) występujących w rejestrze PESEL, stan na 20.01.2026
  • Surnames occurring once are not published; absence from the dataset is not zero.
  • The publisher does not state whether the split is by a person's sex or by the grammatical gender of the surname form. The datasets are therefore neither summed nor compared numerically.
  • The male and female datasets are separate and are never summed.
  • Wykaz nazwisk żeńskich osób żyjących (wg pola nazwisko aktualne) występujących w rejestrze PESEL, stan na 20.01.2026
  • Denominator: 21,197,537 people counted in the PESEL register — the sum of the published counts in this dataset, not Poland's population.
  • The 1-in-X figure is rounded; the count of people is exact.
  • Denominator: 21,560,302 people counted in the PESEL register — the sum of the published counts in this dataset, not Poland's population.
  • A permanent registered residence is an address in the register — not an actual address, and not information about a family's roots.
  • Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
  • The size of the list itself changes between editions, so beside the count we show the share of that edition's list (“1 in X”).
  • This is a scholarly interpretation, not a measured value.

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