Walkem Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Walkem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walkem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Canada821:449,33638,948
Australia271:999,84158,390
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Walkem Last Name Facts

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

Walkem occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,025,894th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Walkem are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 3,124,646. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nevada, where 88 percent reside, Ohio, where 7 percent reside and California, where 3 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Walkem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walkem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walkem surname rose 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walkem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Walkem are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Walkem earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.86% more than the national average, earning $51,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.75% more than the national average, earning $57,506 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walken83185/
Walkim835/
Walkoen772/
Wolckem771/
Walcken770/
Walkeen770/
Wolken672,636/
Walkin67934/
Valken67137/
Balkım6736/
Walkén672/
Balkym671/

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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
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  • 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 Walkem
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