Walkom Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Walkom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walkom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3891:69,3988,234
Canada1691:218,02121,041
England541:1,031,81650,675
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727

Walkom (19) may also be a first name.

Walkom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walkom occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 522,545th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Walkom live; 63 percent live in Australasia and 63 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Walkom is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Walkom is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 389 people, or 1 in 69,398. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 65 percent reside, South Australia, where 17 percent reside and Queensland, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 27 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Walkom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walkom has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Walkom last name rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walkom Last Name Statistics demography

Walkom earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $54,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walkhom921/
Walkam8385/
Walkum8325/
Walcom8324/
Wolkom8316/
Walcome7731/
Wallkum7727/
Walkham7720/
Wallkam7711/
Balckom774/
Walkhum773/
Balkoom772/
Walkame772/
Valkcom771/
Wallkamm7145/
Balkcomm712/
Wolkoume711/
Balcom673,853/
Volkom6719/
Wolkam676/
Valkam675/
Valcom672/
Walcum671/

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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 Walkom
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