Valko Surname

68,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Valko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2,6891:16,9292,300
United States1,0541:343,88930,927
Russia9991:144,26716,773
Slovakia9151:5,832502
Belarus8981:10,5801,606
Czechia2341:45,4427,574
Romania841:239,02222,817
Kazakhstan471:376,22329,840
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Canada421:877,27667,671
England341:1,638,76668,634
Latvia341:60,2959,027
Transnistria321:14,8342,816
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Austria221:387,06540,442
India221:34,866,608408,224
Hungary151:654,41837,235
France111:6,038,429280,838
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Valkó (1,067), Válko (5) & Vaļko (1) are calculated separately.

Valko (1,878) may also be a first name.

Valko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valko (Hindi: वल्को, Marathi: वालको, Russian: Валько) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Valkó, Válko or Vaļko. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,273rd most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,001,449 people. The surname Valko occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Valko live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 59 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 175,552nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 1,878 people.

It is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 2,689 people, or 1 in 16,929. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Lviv Oblast, where 27 percent live, Rivne Oblast, where 9 percent live and Zakarpattia Oblast, where 7 percent live. Not including Ukraine it is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.

Valko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Valko last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (72%) in Belarus and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Valko are 18.29% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 65.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Valko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning $45,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.36% less than the national average, earning $48,012 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valkó931,067/
Válko935/
Vaļko931/
Valkos9184/
Valkoš914/
Valkko914/
Valkod913/
Hvalko911/
Valkoy911/
Valkot911/
Vasylko83561/
Vaselko839/
Falko804,610/
Walko802,384/
Valka80581/
Volko80337/
Valco80196/
Valká802/
Vaszilko7717/
Valkóová7715/
Vassilko7711/
Vashylko7710/
Vascilko773/
Vasilkos771/
Vasilkou771/
Falkou73474/
Falkos73265/
Valcos73244/
Volcko73160/
Walkos73100/
Fealko7398/
Bealko7383/
Volkos7339/
Volkoa7310/
Valcou739/
Walkoy737/
Volkou736/
Hvalco735/
Walkou733/
Vahlka733/
Volkoo733/
Balkoy732/
Fal'ko732/
Walkoa731/
Walcko731/
Volgko731/
Whalko731/
Walkoś731/
Baylko731/
Volkoi731/
Waalko731/
Falcko731/
Walkop731/
Volkoz731/
Volkod731/
Falkoy731/
Falkoo731/
Bailko731/
Valcka730/
Vaschilko71303/
Wasilko67409/
Wasylko67272/
Voulkos67247/
Vashchilko67246/
Falkous67178/
Vasilco6774/
Vashchylko6741/
Voulkou6737/
Waselko6731/
Vasylka6728/
Volkosh6715/
Valkass6710/
Volkots679/
Huhalko674/
Vaglico672/
Walkocz671/
Faulkos671/
Volkoss671/
Vosilko671/
Balkhoo671/
Walkoss671/
Voolcko671/
Valkhad671/
Valcoup671/
Valcout671/
Vasilkó671/
Balkouh671/
Valkatz671/
Walkoup670/

Valko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valko in the Marathi language
वालकोvalako-
Valko in the Hindi language
वल्कोvalko75
वलकोvalako25
Valko in the Russian language
Валькоvalko-

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Valko Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valko
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