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

The surname Walkey is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 363,083rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,324,167 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Walkey live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 168,843. In England Walkey is most prevalent in: Cornwall, where 17 percent are found, Devon, where 15 percent are found and Dorset, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 26 percent are found.

Walkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walkey has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Walkey last name grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 545 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walkey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Walkey surname is predominantly Methodist (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Walkey surname are 17.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.79% being registered to vote for the political 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Walkey
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