Oualim Surname

601,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Oualim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oualim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397

Oualim Last Name Facts

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

Oualim occurs most in Morocco. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Oualim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oualim? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 601,015th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 14,095,833 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oualim are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 511 people, or 1 in 67,468. Barring Morocco Oualim is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouahlim92136/
Oualime9211/
Goualim923/
Hoalim8312/
Oualem835/
Aoulim831/
Goualin77198/
Houalem77124/
Goualem7737/
Gohalim7713/
Ohalime771/
Ouhalem771/
Ouallem771/
Oalin73167/
Oalem736/
Gohalaim711/
Ohalem67122/
Ajolim6732/
Goalin6714/
Oallem6713/
Ojolim678/
Ohalin675/
Aoulin671/
Oualen671/
Aoulem671/
Uhalin671/
Hoalin671/

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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 Oualim
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