Wailum Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Wailum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Wailum (10) may also be a first name.
Wailum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wailum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wailum is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wailum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wailum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,689,253rd most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wailum are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wailum is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name on earth, borne by 10 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Wailum is most common in: Nasarawa, where 98 percent are found and Kaduna, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Wailum occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Wailum
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