Wallwork Surname

120,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Samoa

Wallwork Surname Definition:

For Wal(l)worth, q.v.

Wallwork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8651:29,8764,019
United States6141:590,32448,194
Australia4721:57,1946,970
Samoa4461:435106
Canada1601:230,28522,082
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Wales371:83,6366,963
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Malta41:107,5681,849
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7601:13,8502,073
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Wallwork Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Wal(l)worth, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wallwork Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wallwork is found most frequently in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wallwork? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 120,100th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,907,235 people. The surname Wallwork occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Wallwork are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

Wallwork is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 1,865 people, or 1 in 29,876. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 45 percent are found, Lancashire, where 10 percent are found and Cheshire, where 5 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Wallwork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wallwork has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wallwork surname increased 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 569 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wallwork Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wallwork last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wallwork are 24.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wallwork earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.84% more than the national average, earning $47,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $51,481 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallworck940/
Walwork9330/
Wallwark8810/
Wollwork880/
Walwark8026/
Wolwork800/
Wallborg7523/
Walworgh751/
Woolwork750/
Bolwork670/
Whalborg632/
Walbourgh599/
Wahlborrg591/
Volwerk53177/
Wolwark5347/
Walbórg5321/
Valborg5316/
Balborg531/
Walbarg531/
Balwark531/
Balbourg5019/
Weilborg5010/
Valbourg503/

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