Waleem Surname
Approximately 2,607 people bear this surname
Waleem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2,592 | 1:68,921 | 2,505 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Waleem (2,309) may also be a first name.
Waleem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waleem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waleem (Hindi: वलीम) is found most in Pakistan. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waleem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 166,053rd most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,795,376 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Waleem reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 155,008th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 2,309 people.
Waleem is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2,592 people, or 1 in 68,921. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 55 percent are found, Sindh, where 30 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waleem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waleem in the Hindi language | ||
| वलीम | valima | - |
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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 Waleem
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