Walkes Surname

294,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Walkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5911:613,29849,723
Barbados3821:752189
England871:640,43737,483
Canada721:511,74443,418
Bahamas521:7,534640
Trinidad and Tobago491:27,8362,953
Panama191:205,9085,804
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Walkes (11) may also be a first name.

Walkes Last Name Facts

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

Walkes is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 294,637th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,627,449 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Walkes live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Walkes is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 11 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 591 people, or 1 in 613,298. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 35 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Barbados, where 29 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Walkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walkes last name increased 1,597 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 395 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walkes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Walkes last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Walkes are 10.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Walkes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.03% more than the national average, earning $56,159 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waalkes92458/
Walkees924/
Walkies924/
Wailkes921/
Wallkes921/
Walkess921/
Walkeys920/
Walkiess860/
Walkis8311/
Wolkes833/
Walkys832/
Walces831/
Weilkes7730/
Walkise774/
Wolkees774/
Valkeus773/
Wallces772/
Walkuis771/
Walckez771/
Walkiss771/
Weilekes718/
Balkeess711/
Wolkesch711/
Walquest710/
Volkes67107/
Wolkis6795/
Valkis6741/
Balqes6730/
Valkys678/
Walcez676/
Wahlquest670/

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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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  • 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 Walkes
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