Walku Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Walku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 114 | 1:71,524 | 9,336 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Walku (21) may also be a first name.
Walku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walku (Marathi: वालकू) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Walku.
How Common Is The Last Name Walku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Walku occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Walku reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 21 people.
The surname Walku is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 71,524. In Papua New Guinea Walku is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 77 percent live, West Sepik, where 17 percent live and West New Britain, where 6 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Walku occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkau | 91 | 8 | / |
| Walkou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Walkuy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Walkuh | 91 | 0 | / |
| Walkusz | 83 | 1,151 | / |
| Walkush | 83 | 175 | / |
| Walkaus | 83 | 7 | / |
| Walkuis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waulkus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Waulkup | 83 | 0 | / |
| Walkuss | 83 | 0 | / |
| Walkoup | 83 | 0 | / |
| Walkust | 83 | 0 | / |
| Walkó | 80 | 53 | / |
| Valku | 80 | 17 | / |
| Wolku | 80 | 10 | / |
| Walkusch | 77 | 85 | / |
| Wasilkus | 77 | 6 | / |
| Walkkoud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walkoe | 73 | 55 | / |
| Wolkau | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ballku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Valkhu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Valkup | 73 | 0 | / |
| Walcup | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wallkusch | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valkusz | 67 | 51 | / |
| Walcuch | 67 | 19 | / |
| Balkhuu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Valkeus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ballëku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Balckau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balkouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wallcut | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wolkuis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Walcult | 67 | 0 | / |
Walku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walku in the Marathi language | ||
| वालकू | valaku | 42.11 |
| वालकु | valaku | 18.42 |
| वाळकू | valaku | 15.79 |
| वाळकु | valaku | 15.79 |
| बाळकु | balaku | 5.26 |
| बाळकू | balaku | 2.63 |
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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 Walku
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