Walsk Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Walsk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walsk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Walsk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walsk occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walsk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Walsk reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Walsk is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 40 percent reside, New York, where 20 percent reside and Tennessee, where 20 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Walsk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walsk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walsk last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walsk Last Name Statistics demography

Walsk earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning $32,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walske91185/
Walshk914/
Waleske8325/
Walshks831/
Wasilsk831/
Wolsk8062/
Valsk802/
Wasleske7727/
Walleske7716/
Wolske731,071/
Balesk7313/
Wolskt731/
Wolsjk731/
Valesk731/
Walzck731/
Walshq731/
Valeske6789/
Wolscke6714/
Woleske679/
Wolschk675/
Woolske674/
Wollske671/
Valesck671/

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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 Walsk
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