Walkey Surname

363,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Walkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3301:168,84315,578
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
Canada2581:142,81214,673
Wales311:99,8247,946
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2051:118,90411,373
Wales281:56,0152,800
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Walkey (17) may also be a first name.

Walkey Last Name Facts

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

Walkey is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walkey is the 363,083rd most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,324,167 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Walkey reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 168,843. In England it is most prevalent in: Cornwall, where 17 percent reside, Devon, where 15 percent reside and Dorset, where 14 percent reside. Besides England this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 26 percent reside.

Walkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walkey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Walkey surname rose 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 545 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walkey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Walkey last name is primarily Methodist (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States Walkey are 17.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Walkey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.9% more than the national average, earning R 437,028 per year; in United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.25% more than the national average, earning $53,287 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallkey925/
Wealkey923/
Walkeys920/
Walke917,074/
Walky91116/
Walkie83163/
Wolkey8398/
Walkoe8355/
Walkee8335/
Walkky8332/
Wahlke8323/
Walkay8317/
Wailke8315/
Hwalke838/
Walkoy837/
Valkey835/
Walkae834/
Walkei834/
Waalke833/
Walkea833/
Walhke832/
Walkhe832/
Wealky832/
Walcke831/
Walkke831/
Walkje831/
Walkuy831/
Wwalke831/
Wailky831/
Waulke830/
Waalkes77458/
Wasilke77106/
Walkowe7738/
Bailkey7721/
Walkerr7715/
Wasylke7712/
Waalker7710/
Walkaye779/
Walkeer778/
Baulkey778/
Walkett775/
Walkhed775/
Walkees774/
Wailker773/
Wwalker772/
Waulker772/
Woolkey771/
Walkess771/
Wallkes771/
Wahlker771/
Wailkes771/
Walkayi771/
Walkiya771/
Walckez771/
Walkeep770/
Whelkey770/
Bealkey770/
Waslker770/
Weulkey770/
Valke7328,728/
Wolke732,988/
Walka73608/
Walki73263/
Valky7326/
Wolky732/
Wasielke71146/
Wachelke7111/
D'Walker715/
Walkayat711/
Valcke672,837/
Bahlke67984/
Balkhy67530/
Wohlke67151/
Bealke6787/
Weilke6784/
Valkae6770/
Baulke6747/
Volkey6739/
Wolcke6728/
Valkay6726/
Walkai6720/
Wollke6718/
Walcoe6717/
Balkøy6713/
Bolkey6712/
Vahlke6710/
Walkau678/
Woolke677/
Wolkie676/
Walche676/
Vaalke676/
Bealky675/
Valkie675/
Valhke675/
Wolhke675/
Walque675/
Walkki674/
Valkee674/
Hualke674/
Baulky673/
Wolkes673/
Walkou673/
Balkoy672/
Wolkei672/
Balkke671/
Bahlky671/
Wolkay671/
Waslka671/
Valkhe671/
Valkoy671/
Walceh671/
Walkah671/
Walcoy671/
Walqer671/
Valkky671/
Valkoe671/
Vallke671/
Wallka671/
Walkoa671/
Woilke671/
Walkii671/
Walkit671/
Wolkye671/
Weilky671/
Walkid671/
Vaulke670/
Wolket670/
Balhke670/
Wolkee670/

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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 Walkey
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