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

The last name Walkem has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walkem is the 1,025,894th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 3,124,646. In The United States Walkem is primarily found in: Nevada, where 88 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and California, where 3 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Walkem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Walkem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walkem surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political 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
  • 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 Walkem
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