Walke Surname
Approximately 7,074 people bear this surname
Walke Surname Definition:
(German, Polish) Dweller at the sign of the wolf; one with the characteristics of a wolf; descendant of Walek, a pet form of Walerian (healthy).
Walke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,643 | 1:210,559 | 12,564 |
| United States | 1,568 | 1:231,160 | 22,244 |
| Germany | 918 | 1:87,697 | 11,047 |
| England | 269 | 1:207,130 | 17,888 |
| Poland | 156 | 1:243,646 | 30,939 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| Niger | 65 | 1:295,262 | 8,917 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Hungary | 34 | 1:288,714 | 22,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 168 | 1:145,091 | 12,945 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 403 | 1:124,612 | 12,063 |
Walke (120) may also be a first name.
Walke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, Polish) Dweller at the sign of the wolf; one with the characteristics of a wolf; descendant of Walek, a pet form of Walerian (healthy).
Walke Demographics
Average Walke Salary in
United States
$44,573 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Walke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walke (Hindi: वालके, Marathi: वाळके) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Walke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Walke is the 69,944th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,030,187 people. The last name Walke occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Walke reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 852,104th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 120 people.
This surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 3,643 people, or 1 in 210,559. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 84 percent reside, Goa, where 7 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Not including India this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.
Walke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Walke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 389 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Walke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Walke surname are 12.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.93% being registered with the political party.
The amount Walke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $44,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15% more than the national average, earning $57,133 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walke in the Marathi language | ||
| वाळके | valake | 87.07 |
| वलके | valake | 8.95 |
| वालके | valake | 2.6 |
| वळके | valake | 1.21 |
| वाळकॅ | valake | 0.12 |
| वाळेके | valeke | 0.06 |
| Walke in the Hindi language | ||
| वालके | valake | 66.67 |
| वाल्के | valke | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
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