Walken Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Walken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 126 | 1:2,876,658 | 169,773 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 98 | 1:512,436 | 35,831 |
The alternate forms: Walkén (2) are calculated separately.
Walken (76) may also be a first name.
Walken Demographics
Walken Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Walken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walken (Arabic: الكن) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Walkén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walken? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,248,410th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Walken are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Walken is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 76 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 2,876,658. In The United States it is most frequent in: Washington, where 20 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Illinois, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Egypt, where 5 percent reside.
Walken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Walken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 129 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Walken Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Walken surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Walken last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.82% being registered with the political party.
Walken earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.56% more than the national average, earning $55,043 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkén | 94 | 2 | / |
| Walkoen | 92 | 2 | / |
| Walkeen | 92 | 0 | / |
| Walcken | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wolken | 83 | 2,636 | / |
| Walkin | 83 | 934 | / |
| Walkem | 83 | 246 | / |
| Valken | 83 | 137 | / |
| Wohlken | 77 | 52 | / |
| Wolcken | 77 | 33 | / |
| Balcken | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wailkin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bahlken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wasylkin | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wallcoen | 71 | 7 | / |
| Waselkin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Walkihng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walcking | 71 | 0 | / |
| Volken | 67 | 1,266 | / |
| Wolkin | 67 | 222 | / |
| Valkin | 67 | 135 | / |
| Balkyn | 67 | 62 | / |
| Valkyn | 67 | 17 | / |
| Balkén | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wolkyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valcen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whalcn | 67 | 1 | / |
Walken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walken in the Arabic language | ||
| الكن | alkn | - |
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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 Walken
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