Waldam Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waldam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waldam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Waldam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waldam is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Waldam.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waldam is the 2,843,861st most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Waldam live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 181,194. In Papua New Guinea Waldam is mostly concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nicaragua, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waldham929/
Waldhaim861/
Waldan83930/
Baldam83311/
Woldam8323/
Valdam8312/
Waldom834/
Waldain77130/
Walldan7751/
Baildam7715/
Waldean778/
Valdame772/
Wouldam771/
Baldham771/
Waldeim771/
Waldeum771/
Waldhom771/
Waldann770/
Waldome770/
Wheldam770/
Waldaan770/
Waldheim71961/
Wouldham7148/
Baildham7146/
Whealdom711/
Wealdand711/
Baldan6715,311/
Waldon676,785/
Woldan67647/
Valdan6796/
Baldom6730/
Boldam679/
Waldheimm674/
Voldam672/
Woldań671/
Waldoń671/
Waldahang671/

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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
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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 Waldam
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