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 frequently in Pakistan. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waleem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waleem is the 166,053rd most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,795,376 people. The surname Waleem occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Waleem live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Waleem is also the 155,008th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 2,309 people.
It is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 2,592 people, or 1 in 68,921. In Pakistan Waleem is most numerous in: Punjab, where 55 percent reside, Sindh, where 30 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
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
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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 Waleem
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