Wailam Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Wailam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Wailam (56) may also be a first name.
Wailam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wailam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wailam is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wailam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Wailam reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wailam is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 56 people.
Wailam is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria Wailam is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 77 percent live and Kaduna, where 23 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
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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 Wailam
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