Walko Surname

179,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Walko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5521:233,54322,462
Poland3981:95,49914,608
Cameroon2351:88,37910,660
Canada401:921,14070,350
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
India281:27,395,192354,286
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Walkó (53) are calculated separately.

Walko (339) may also be a first name.

Walko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walko (Marathi: वालको) is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as: Walkó. For other potential spellings of Walko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 179,010th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,056,857 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Walko are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Walko is also the 474,488th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 339 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,552 people, or 1 in 233,543. In The United States Walko is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 27 percent are found, Ohio, where 13 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Walko occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 17 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.

Walko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walko surname grew 155,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Walko are 8.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.98% being registered with the party.

The amount Walko earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.42% more than the national average, earning $45,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $51,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walkó9353/
Walkos91100/
Walkoy917/
Walkou913/
Waalko911/
Walkoś911/
Walkoa911/
Walcko911/
Whalko911/
Walkop911/
Wasilko83409/
Wasylko83272/
Waselko8331/
Walkoss831/
Walkocz831/
Walkoup830/
Valko807,277/
Walka80608/
Wolko80438/
Walco8048/
Wachelko7724/
Wassilko7722/
Wassylko7721/
Walkcott771/
Walkkoud771/
Walckott771/
Valkos7384/
Bealko7383/
Wolkos7312/
Walkau738/
Valkko734/
Valkoš734/
Valkod733/
Balkoy732/
Walcoy731/
Hwałko731/
Hvalko731/
Wallka731/
Baylko731/
Wolcko731/
Walkah731/
Valkoy731/
Valkot731/
Waslka731/
Bailko731/
Walcop730/
Wolkot730/
Vasylko67561/
Wasilco6734/
Wolkoys6714/
Vaselko679/
Walkaus677/
Huhalko674/
Wolkott673/
Walkhad672/
Walkaha671/
Balkouh671/
Woulkos671/
Wahalka671/
Waileka671/
Wasiłko671/
Waselco671/
Walcotp671/
Walcoot671/
Walkath671/
Balkhoo671/

Walko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walko in the Marathi language
वालकोvalako-

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Walko Reference & Research

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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
  • 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 Walko
  • 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