Walkham Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Walkham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walkham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Walkham Last Name Facts

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

Walkham occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Walkham.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walkham is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Walkham occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Walkham are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Walkham is most frequent in: Cornwall, where 75 percent are found, Hampshire, where 8 percent are found and Northamptonshire, where 8 percent are found. Not including England Walkham is found in 3 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 30 percent are found and Malaysia, where 5 percent are found.

Walkham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walkham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Walkham last name fell 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walkam9285/
Wallkam8611/
Walkhan862/
Walkame862/
Walkhom861/
Walcham860/
Wallkamm8045/
Hualkham804/
Waslkhan801/
Walkhand801/
Walkom77622/
Wolkam776/
Walkan776/
Valkam775/
Wasilkhan751/
Woulkam71397/
Baulkam715/
Balqham715/
Balcham713/
Hualkam711/
Wolkame711/
Balkaam711/
Balkaim711/
Valkcam711/
Balkcam711/
Walchom710/
Wealkand673/
Bajlkhan671/
Vahalkam671/

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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 Walkham
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