Walkson Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Canada

Walkson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walkson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Walkson (54) may also be a first name.

Walkson Last Name Facts

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

Walkson occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walkson is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Walkson is mostly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Walkson are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Walkson is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 54 people.

The surname Walkson is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Walkson is most numerous in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent are found and England, where 25 percent are found.

Walkson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walkson has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Walkson
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