Where Does The Last Name Walk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Walk (Arabic: والك) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms: Wãlk. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Walk is the 51,379^th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 730,508 people. The surname Walk is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Walk live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 575,894^th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 241 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,573 people, or 1 in 65,038. In The United States Walk is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 70 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Walk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Walk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Walk surname increased 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Walk surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Walk surname are 16.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.04% being registered with the party.

The amount Walk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning $40,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning $55,856 CAD per year.