Walking Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Walking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
England311:1,797,35772,927
India191:40,371,862445,856
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
China71:195,331,65210,124
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Walking (176) may also be a first name.

Walking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walking is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walking? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 858,879th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Walking reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 687,834th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 176 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 1,897,691. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Dakota, where 49 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Montana, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Walking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walking has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walking surname rose 707 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walking surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90.91% being registered with the party.

Walking earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.36% less than the national average, earning $24,008 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walkihng931/
Walcking930/
Wolking86468/
Valking861/
Walching801/
Wohlking801/
Woolking801/
Volking71162/
Valkink7111/
Wolching671/

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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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  • 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 Walking
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