Walaim Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Walaim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
Walaim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walaim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walaim is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walaim? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,605,694th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Walaim live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Walaim is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Walaim is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 88 percent live and West New Britain, where 12 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 22 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 Walaim
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