Waleke Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1161:70,2919,164
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Waleke (629) may also be a first name.

Waleke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waleke is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waleke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waleke is the 1,385,851st most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Waleke reside; 73 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 73 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Waleke is also the 332,048th most common forename internationally It is held by 629 people.

The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 70,291. In Papua New Guinea Waleke is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 96 percent live, Chimbu, where 2 percent live and Madang, where 2 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Waleke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Waleke are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Waleke earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 105.97% more than the national average, earning $88,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walecke9210/
Waleake921/
Walek911,199/
Wasleske8627/
Walleske8616/
Walleker8610/
Waletcke861/
Wahlecke861/
Waleykey861/
Walake83744/
Wallek83559/
Watlek83513/
Waleka83346/
Weleke83264/
Walike8380/
Hwalek8360/
Waleck8350/
Waloke8343/
Waleik8326/
Waleek8322/
Valeke8317/
Wailek837/
Woleke835/
Waleex834/
Waleak832/
Waleki831/
Wallecker8010/
Waleschke800/
Walecki771,931/
Walleck77402/
Walecka77213/
Bauleke77159/
Walicke7774/
Waleckx7757/
Wöhleke7749/
Wallake7747/
Balekea7727/
Wheleke7718/
Waliake7710/
Waliker779/
Woleske779/
Welekhe778/
Walecky777/
Walecká777/
Valeker776/
Walaike775/
Walezki775/
Waljker774/
Baleeke773/
Walhake772/
Waliske772/
Welekei772/
Vaileke772/
Baaleke772/
Walleks772/
Walakeh771/
Valekea771/
Waileka771/
Walleki771/
Walyake771/
Waaloke771/
Walacke771/
Welecke771/
Walekoy771/
Walekys771/
Wealake770/
Waleace770/
Woeleke770/
Balekee770/
Valek733,254/
Wolek731,568/
Walik73267/
Waleg7320/
Wałek738/
Wálek735/
Walliker71250/
Wasleski7153/
Wöhlecke7141/
Woehleke7140/
Bahlecke7129/
Waleisky7126/
Baulecke7120/
Waslesky7114/
Wallecky7114/
Walleiks7110/
Weilekes718/
Waleková715/
Wallecki713/
Bahlekeh713/
Valheker712/
Baleekee711/
Walesski711/
Valleker711/
Vailecke711/
Watlekai711/
Walleckx711/
Walyakke711/
Waliacke711/
Walikech711/
Walekova711/
Wollecke711/
Walaakey711/
Walescki711/
Baulekee710/
Waleckka710/
Valake672,830/
Wollek67473/
Baleeq67204/
Woleka67177/
Weleki67145/
Veleke67144/
Walika67141/
Walick67126/
Waliki67122/
Valeck6798/
Valike6798/
Valeka6796/
Woleck6757/
Wallik6755/
Welike6749/
Waliky6744/
Walaki6740/
Woehlecke6737/
Waslyk6732/
Ueleke6727/
Bahlek6725/
Baylek6718/
Waloki6718/
Wohlecker6716/
Hwałek6712/
Valekh678/
Woulek678/
Wallec677/
Walegh677/
Valece676/
Valetk676/
Woolek676/
Waleag675/
Vallek675/
Waleca675/
Weleqe674/
Woylek673/
Baulek673/
Baleeg673/
Watlex673/
Walaik672/
Walleg672/
Wolake671/
Valeek671/
Valekk671/
Valekx671/
Valhek671/
Vaulek671/
Woloke671/
Valeki671/
Valoke671/
Vailek671/
Wahlik671/
Walyka671/
Wolhekker671/
Walheiski671/
Walyks671/
Wallicker670/
Uhalek670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waleke
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