Walkel Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Walkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia81:551,06725,208
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Walkel (11) may also be a first name.

Walkel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walkel has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walkel is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Walkel reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Walkel is primarily found in: Sinoe County, where 88 percent live and Montserrado County, where 13 percent live. Barring Liberia Walkel is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Jamaica, where 8 percent live.

Walkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walkel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walkel Last Name Statistics demography

Walkel earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walkl910/
Walkil8314/
Wolkel831/
Valkel831/
Walchel779/
Weilkel773/
Valckel771/
Walquel771/
Walkkil771/
Walklett71462/
Walchell712/
Wallkill711/
Volkel67223/
Valkil671/
Volkelt6263/
Volkell6213/
Vallkil623/
Volckel621/
Wallclh621/
Wolkkill571/
Wolhkill570/
Volkl55106/
Valcl5572/
Valkilova531/
Balcıl5027/
Valcil501/

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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 Walkel
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