Waalkes Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Waalkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waalkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3441:1,053,66077,038
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Waalkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waalkes occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waalkes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 657,184th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Waalkes are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 1,053,660. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 40 percent reside, Missouri, where 7 percent reside and Alaska, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Waalkes is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Waalkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waalkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waalkes last name increased 2,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waalkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Waalkes surname are 39.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.25% registered with the political party.

Waalkes earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.15% more than the national average, earning $49,687 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walkes921,295/
Waalke923/
Waalker8610/
Walkees864/
Walkies864/
Wailkes861/
Wallkes861/
Walkess861/
Walkeys860/
Walke837,074/
Walkiess800/
Walkey77995/
Walkie77163/
Walkee7735/
Wahlke7723/
Wailke7715/
Walkis7711/
Hwalke778/
Vaalke776/
Walkei774/
Walkea773/
Wolkes773/
Walhke772/
Walkhe772/
Walkys772/
Walkke771/
Walcke771/
Walces771/
Wwalke771/
Walkje771/
Waulke770/
Wasilke71106/
Weilkes7130/
Baalcke7124/
Walkerr7115/
Wasylke7112/
Walkeer718/
Walkhed715/
Wallkey715/
Walkett715/
Wolkees714/
Walkise714/
Wealkey713/
Bahalke713/
Wailker713/
Valkeus713/
Waulker712/
Wwalker712/
Wallces712/
Wahalka711/
Walkerz711/
Walkuis711/
Wahlker711/
Walkiss711/
Walckez711/
Waslker710/
Walkeep710/
Valke6728,728/
Wolke672,988/
Walka67608/
Walki67263/
Wasielke67146/
Walky67116/
Wachelke6711/
Weilekes678/
D'Walker675/
Bahalkeh674/
Wolkesch671/
Balkeess671/
Walquest670/

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Waalkes 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 Waalkes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis