Walkner Surname

311,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Walkner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walkner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria9111:9,3471,220
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England191:2,932,529101,561
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Palau11:21,643223
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Walkner (13) may also be a first name.

Walkner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walkner occurs more in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 311,581st most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,032,737 people. The last name Walkner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Walkner reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

It is most common in Austria, where it is borne by 911 people, or 1 in 9,347. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Salzburg, where 78 percent live, Upper Austria, where 9 percent live and Styria, where 8 percent live. Excluding Austria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Walkner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walkner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Walkner last name increased 571 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walkner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walkner last name are 29.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Walkner earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $44,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.09% more than the national average, earning $66,121 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walckner9323/
Wealkner930/
Valkner86110/
Wolkner8655/
Balkner863/
Walcner861/
Vaulkner803/
Balckner801/
Valknerr800/
Balkenner750/
Walkennir750/
Volkner71113/
Valknir712/
Voulkner673/
Volckner670/
Volkenner6310/
Volknerová595/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Walkner
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis