Walkett Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Walkett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walkett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Walkett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walkett is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Walkett reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

Walkett is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 33 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 33 percent reside and West Sussex, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside.

Walkett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walkett has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Walkett last name increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walket9228/
Walke837,074/
Balckett802/
Walkey77995/
Walkie77163/
Walkee7735/
Wahlke7723/
Wailke7715/
Hwalke778/
Walked778/
Walkei774/
Waalke773/
Walkea773/
Walkhe772/
Walhke772/
Walkit771/
Wwalke771/
Walkje771/
Walkke771/
Walcke771/
Waulke770/
Wolket770/
Waalkes71458/
Wasilke71106/
Wolkitt7119/
Walkerr7115/
Wasylke7112/
Waalker7110/
Walkeer718/
Walkhed715/
Wallkey715/
Walkees714/
Wailker713/
Wealkey713/
Waulker712/
Wwalker712/
Wailkes711/
Wahlker711/
Wallkes711/
Walkess711/
Walkite711/
Walckez711/
Waslker710/
Woolket710/
Walkeep710/
Walkeys710/
Walcitt710/
Valke6728,728/
Wolke672,988/
Walka67608/
Walki67263/
Wasielke67146/
Walky67116/
Valkeith6715/
Wachelke6711/
D'Walker675/
Valquett671/
Balquett671/
Wolkitte671/
Walquest670/

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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 Walkett
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