Valkó Surname

343,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Valkó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valkó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,0291:9,5401,109
Slovakia301:177,88230,511
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Valko (7,277), Válko (5) & Vaļko (1) are calculated separately.

Valkó Last Name Facts

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

Valkó is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Valko, Válko or Vaļko. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valkó? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 343,621st most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,829,940 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Valkó live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is held by 1,029 people, or 1 in 9,540. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Budapest, where 20 percent reside, Somogy County, where 16 percent reside and Nógrád County, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Hungary this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 3 percent reside and Czechia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valko937,277/
Válko875/
Vaļko871/
Vasilkó831/
Valka80581/
Balkó80216/
Volkó8060/
Walkó8053/
Valku8017/
Valká802/
Valcó801/
Vaszilkó77338/
Valkóová7715/
Valkos7384/
Valkko734/
Valkoš734/
Valkhu734/
Valkod733/
Vahlka733/
Hvalko731/
Valkoe731/
Valkoy731/
Valkot731/
Valkup730/
Valcka730/
Vasylko67561/
Valkusz6751/
Vasylka6728/
Valkass6710/
Vaselko679/
Valkeus673/
Valkatz671/
Valkhad671/

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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 Valkó
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