Walkerley Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Walkerley Surname Definition:

From Walkley; a location name in Yorkshire.

Walkerley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa921:588,88845,159
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Walkerley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Walkley; a location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Walkerley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walkerley occurs most in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkerley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,422,956th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Walkerley reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 588,888. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 35 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 23 percent live and Free State, where 22 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Walkerley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walkerley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Walkerley surname increased 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walkerley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Walkerley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 226.7% more than the national average, earning R 776,364 per year; in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.59% less than the national average, earning $39,454 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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