Waalker Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Waalker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waalker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Waalker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waalker is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waalker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waalker is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Waalker live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 40 percent reside, Arizona, where 20 percent reside and Michigan, where 20 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Waalker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waalker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waalker last name rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walker92997,243/
Waalke923/
Walcker86556/
Waalkes86458/
Wallker86226/
Walkier8679/
Walkear8676/
Walkerr8615/
Walkker8614/
Walkere869/
Walkeer868/
Wualker867/
Walkher864/
Wailker863/
Waulker862/
Wwalker862/
Wahlker861/
Walketr861/
Walkejr861/
Walkerz861/
Waslker860/
Walke837,074/
D'Walker805/
Bahalker802/
Walckier801/
Walkey77995/
Valker77404/
Wolker77366/
Walkie77163/
Walkee7735/
Wahlke7723/
Wailke7715/
Hwalke778/
Vaalke776/
Walkre776/
Walkei774/
Walkea773/
Walhke772/
Walkhe772/
Walkir772/
Ualker771/
Wwalke771/
Walcke771/
Walkke771/
Walqer771/
Walkje771/
Waulke770/
Walkerová759/
Walcher715,021/
Valkier71145/
Wasilke71106/
Balcker7158/
Walquer7135/
Valcker7125/
Baalcke7124/
Wasylke7112/
Wolkere717/
Wallkey715/
Walkett715/
Walkhed715/
Wallcer714/
Walkees714/
Wealkey713/
Bahalke713/
Valkere712/
Walckez711/
Walkess711/
Wallkes711/
Wailcer711/
Wailkes711/
Woolker711/
Weilker711/
Valkert711/
Wollker711/
Weulker711/
Wahalka711/
Wolkier711/
Walkhir711/
Walkeep710/
Woilker710/
Woulker710/
Baulker710/
Walkeys710/
Valke6728,728/
Wolke672,988/
Walka67608/
Walki67263/
Wasielke67146/
Walky67116/
Wachelke6711/
Weilcker675/
Valkheir674/
Bahalkeh674/
Wollkert673/
Wolckert673/
Wallquer671/
Wallcher671/
Balkhear671/
Valckier671/

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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
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  • 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 Waalker
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