Walks Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Guyana

Walks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada431:856,87466,382
Guyana281:27,2223,043
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Walks (14) may also be a first name.

Walks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walks has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,152,526th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Walks live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Walks is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 14 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 856,874. In Canada it is most frequent in: British Columbia, where 58 percent are found, Ontario, where 40 percent are found and Nova Scotia, where 2 percent are found. Barring Canada it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 36 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Walks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walks has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Walks last name decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walks Last Name Statistics demography

Walks earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.92% more than the national average, earning $58,091 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walkse911/
Wallkås834/
Valks80856/
Wolks8047/
Walkz800/
Vaulks7359/
Valcks7321/
Baylks732/
Balcks731/
Whelks730/
Baulks730/
Walqust671/
Vasilks671/
Weileks670/
Valksová621/
Volks60451/
Valcs603/
Balcs601/
Wahlx601/
Wallx601/
Valckx55736/
Valchs5512/
Watlex553/
Bealgs551/
Wolgst551/
Valgzs551/
Whatlex502/
Wailcce501/

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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 Walks
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