Walkley Surname

159,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Walkley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Walkley (Yorks) [the first elem. is prob. for Old English W(e)alh, Welshman: the second is Old English leáh (Middle English ley), meadow]

Walkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9211:393,54934,518
Australia9031:29,8964,012
England5471:101,86110,721
Wales1561:19,8372,100
Canada981:375,97533,576
New Zealand811:55,9058,836
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4391:55,5256,601
Wales491:32,0081,749
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2341:214,61018,363

Walkley (19) may also be a first name.

Walkley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Walkley (Yorks) [the first elem. is prob. for Old English W(e)alh, Welshman: the second is Old English leáh (Middle English ley), meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Walkley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walkley (Arabic: اكلي) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walkley is the 159,263rd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,659,688 people. Walkley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Walkley are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Walkley is also the 2,523,061st most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 921 people, or 1 in 393,549. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 33 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Walkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walkley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walkley surname grew 394 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 318 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walkley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Walkley are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Walkley earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.82% more than the national average, earning $52,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.69% less than the national average, earning $47,353 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walkly921/
Balkley867/
Walklei861/
Walklay861/
Walklett80462/
Walkleet801/
Woulkley800/
Baulkley800/
Walcle771/
Balkle770/
Balkly770/
Volkley711/
Bailkle711/
Ballkelley711/
Balklee710/
Valkellya631/
Volkle6264/
Balkla626/
Walquielle591/
Balclay574/
Valclez572/
Balkloi571/
Volkler571/
Vollkle570/
Volckler530/
Beilckle530/
Vallcelli501/

Walkley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walkley in the Arabic language
اكليakly-

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