Walako Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Walako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
United States251:14,498,357517,445
India121:63,922,115578,870
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Walako (19) may also be a first name.

Walako Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walako (Hindi: वालको, Marathi: वालको) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Walako.

How Common Is The Last Name Walako? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Walako is mostly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Walako reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Walako is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 83 percent are found and Rivers, where 17 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.

Walako Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walako last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Walako earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.9% more than the national average, earning $62,955 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Walako Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walako in the Hindi language
वालकोvalako-
Walako in the Marathi language
वालकोvalako-

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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 Walako
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