Walkemeyer Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Walkemeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walkemeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Australia371:729,61448,196
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Walkemeyer Last Name Facts

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

Walkemeyer occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkemeyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walkemeyer is the 1,206,588th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Walkemeyer live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 1,073,406. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 23 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live. Beside Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Walkemeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walkemeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walkemeyer surname expanded 479 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walkemeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walkemeyer last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Walkemeyer earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $47,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.82% less than the national average, earning $39,339 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Walkemeyer
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