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) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Walako.

How Common Is The Last Name Walako? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Walako live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Walako is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent given name internationally, held by 19 people.

The last name Walako is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Walako is primarily found in: Taraba, where 83 percent reside and Rivers, where 17 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Walako exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

Walako Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walako surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the 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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