Walkers Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Namibia

Walkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
England281:1,989,93178,001
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Namibia81:301,17510,197
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France11:66,422,722504,397
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Walkers (18) may also be a first name.

Walkers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walkers is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Walkers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkers? popularity and diffusion

Walkers is the 980,795th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname Walkers occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Walkers live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

Walkers is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States Walkers is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, Michigan, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Walkers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walkers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walkers surname expanded 129 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 3 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Walkers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Walkers surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Walkers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.58% more than the national average, earning R 488,532 per year and in United States they earn 28.06% less than the national average, earning $31,040 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walkiers9389/
Walker's933/
Waalkers931/
Walckiers88464/
Wolkers86422/
Valkers862/
Walcers862/
Walkirs861/
Walkars860/
Valkiers80161/
Wolckers8010/
Walchers802/
Walkirss800/
Woolkers800/
Valckiers759/
Volkers713,331/
Valkirs716/
Bolkers712/
Valcers711/
Volckers6733/
Volkersz6731/
Volkaers672/
Vollkers671/
Volchers531/

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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 Walkers
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