Walgate Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Walgate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walgate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:381,63126,761
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Wales111:281,32115,850
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Walgate Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walgate has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walgate? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 961,438th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Walgate reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

Walgate is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 381,631. In England it is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 27 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found and Berkshire, where 14 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Wales, where 4 percent are found.

Walgate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walgate has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Walgate last name expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,111 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walgate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walgate surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Walgate earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning $42,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.07% more than the national average, earning $67,606 CAD per year.

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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 Walgate
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