Walame Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Walame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Walame (144) may also be a first name.
Walame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walame (Marathi: वळामे) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Walame? popularity and diffusion
The last name Walame is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Walame reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 769,375th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 144 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Walame is primarily found in: Western, where 36 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 21 percent reside and West New Britain, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walame in the Marathi language | ||
| वळामे | valame | 25 |
| वलामे | valame | 25 |
| वलमे | valame | 25 |
| बळामे | balame | 12.5 |
| वळमे | valame | 12.5 |
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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 Walame
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