Walkow Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Walkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Canada641:575,71247,839
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
England101:5,571,806158,774
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Walków (446) are calculated separately.

Walkow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walkow occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Walków. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walkow is the 942,947th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Walkow live; 71 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States Walkow is mostly found in: New York, where 30 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent reside and Poland, where 12 percent reside.

Walkow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walkow last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Walkow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 45.23% more than the national average, earning $62,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.68% less than the national average, earning $42,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walków94446/
Walkowe9238/
Walkows926/
Walkowz926/
Walkoww921/
Wasylkow8620/
Wasilkow868/
Waselkow868/
Wolkow83537/
Balkow83387/
Walkuw8318/
Walkov8316/
Walcow8313/
Walkof839/
Wassilkow801/
Walkoff7755/
Wolkowa7754/
Bahlkow7728/
Walkova773/
Wolckow772/
Walkofz771/
Walkhof771/
Walkovs771/
Walcowa771/
Walkhoff71185/
Wasylków71133/
Wasilcow7122/
Waselkov719/
Wasilków712/
Walkoffe711/
Walckoff711/
Valkov6710,982/
Wolkov67156/
Volkow6762/
Walckhoff6728/
Wolcow6725/
Wasilkoff6718/
Wolkof676/
Wolkaw672/
Waselkoff672/
Walckhofe671/
Wołkow671/
Walkub670/
Balcow670/
Walkaf670/
Walkuf670/

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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 Walkow
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