Walboom Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Walboom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walboom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Walboom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walboom is found most in The Netherlands. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Walboom.

How Common Is The Last Name Walboom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Walboom are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 938,176. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 39 percent are found, Gelderland, where 28 percent are found and South Holland, where 28 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walbom92197/
Wallbom86162/
Wahlbom86145/
Walbohm8626/
Wallbohm806/
Vaalboom801/
Wahlbohm801/
Valbom77297/
Walbum7795/
Walbon7766/
Walbam7725/
Balbom7712/
Walvom770/
Walbaum71774/
Vallbom7140/
Vahlbom712/
Wahlbon712/
Walbone711/
Walbong711/
Wolboon710/
Walboun710/
Wallbaum671,833/
Waulbaum673/
Wahlbaum670/

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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
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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 Walboom
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