Walkowiak Surname

34,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Walkowiak Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Walkow (battle place), in Poland.

Walkowiak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland11,6791:3,254325
United States1,5061:240,67723,013
Germany1,0171:79,16010,003
France7441:89,27812,815
Canada711:518,95243,932
England701:795,97243,050
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Norway141:367,30634,015
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Austria111:774,13064,097
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Walkowiak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Walkow (battle place), in Poland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Walkowiak Last Name Facts

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

Walkowiak occurs most in Poland. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Walkowiak.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkowiak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 34,795th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 478,499 people. The surname Walkowiak occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Walkowiak live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Walkowiak is most widespread in Poland, where it is carried by 11,679 people, or 1 in 3,254. Other than Poland it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Walkowiak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walkowiak last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Walkowiak earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.4% less than the national average, earning 237,421 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.42% more than the national average, earning $45,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $54,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walkoviak89285/
Wolkowiak895/
Walkawiak892/
Walkewiak891/
Walkowiac891/
Walkoswiok840/
Wołkowiak781/
Valcoviak6717/
Valkovyak677/
Volkoviak677/
Balcoviak671/
Volkovyak5627/
Volkovjak562/
Wolcoviac560/

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