Walke Surname

69,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jersey

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,6431:210,55912,564
United States1,5681:231,16022,244
Germany9181:87,69711,047
England2691:207,13017,888
Poland1561:243,64630,939
Canada941:391,97434,739
Niger651:295,2628,917
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Australia421:642,75544,739
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Hungary341:288,71422,080
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
China91:151,924,6187,954
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Wales61:515,75523,171
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:124,61212,063

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walkey91995/
Walkie91163/
Walkee9135/
Wahlke9123/
Wailke9115/
Hwalke918/
Walkei914/
Waalke913/
Walkea913/
Walhke912/
Walkhe912/
Walcke911/
Walkke911/
Walkje911/
Wwalke911/
Waulke910/
Walk899,976/
Waalkes83458/
Wasilke83106/
Walkerr8315/
Wasylke8312/
Waalker8310/
Walkeer838/
Wallkey835/
Walkett835/
Walkhed835/
Walkees834/
Wealkey833/
Wailker833/
Wwalker832/
Waulker832/
Walkess831/
Wallkes831/
Wahlker831/
Wailkes831/
Walckez831/
Walkeys830/
Walkeep830/
Waslker830/
Valke8028,728/
Wolke802,988/
Walck801,666/
Walka80608/
Walki80263/
Walky80116/
Waulk80112/
Wallk80100/
Waalk8097/
Walkk801/
Wasielke77146/
Wachelke7711/
D'Walker775/
Valcke732,837/
Bahlke73984/
Watlek73513/
Wohlke73151/
Wasilk73116/
Wolkey7398/
Bealke7387/
Weilke7384/
Wasylk7374/
Baulke7347/
Walkky7332/
Wolcke7328/
Walkai7320/
Wollke7318/
Walkay7317/
Waselk7311/
Vahlke7310/
Woolke737/
Walkoy737/
Wailek737/
Wolkie736/
Walche736/
Vaalke736/
Valkie735/
Valhke735/
Valkey735/
Wolhke735/
Walque735/
Walkki734/
Valkee734/
Hualke734/
Wallck733/
Wolkes733/
Watlex733/
Wealky732/
Wolkei732/
Balkke731/
Waulck731/
Valkhe731/
Walceh731/
Walqer731/
Vallke731/
Wallka731/
Walkoa731/
Walkuy731/
Walgue731/
Woilke731/
Walkii731/
Walkit731/
Wailky731/
Walkid731/
Vaulke730/
Wolket730/
Balhke730/
Wolkee730/
Valk678,645/
Wolk676,377/
Walg67320/
Walková67195/
Balkeea67151/
Bahlcke67143/
Wohlcke6753/
Weilkes6730/
Valcker6725/
Baalcke6724/
Bailkey6721/
Wasielk6715/
Baulkey678/
Walq677/
Bahlkeh676/
Washylk674/
Woilhke674/
Wolkees674/
Wallkås674/
Bahalke673/
Walkova673/
Whatlex672/
Vaileke672/
Woolkey671/
Wailcce671/
Weilker671/
Wattleq671/
Wollker671/
Wahalka671/
Walkuis671/
Wãlk671/
Balkhee671/
Bahllke671/
Walkaha671/
Ualk671/
Whelkey670/
Woilker670/
Wasilki670/
Bealkey670/
Wachelk670/
Woolket670/
Whatleg670/
Wholkie670/
Weulkey670/

Walke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walke in the Marathi language
वाळकेvalake87.07
वलकेvalake8.95
वालकेvalake2.6
वळकेvalake1.21
वाळकॅvalake0.12
वाळेकेvaleke0.06
Walke in the Hindi language
वालकेvalake66.67
वाल्केvalke33.33

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