Walema Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Walema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Uganda671:582,67631,350
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Walema (70) may also be a first name.

Walema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walema occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 731,961st most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Walema live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Walema is also the 1,162,016th most common first name in the world, borne by 70 people.

This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.

Walema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walema surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Walema earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waleema924/
Walemma923/
Walemai923/
Wallema922/
Walemga921/
Walemath861/
Walemooa861/
Balema831,545/
Walima83895/
Walama83591/
Welema83368/
Valema83312/
Waleme8379/
Waloma8371/
Walemo8315/
Walemi834/
Wolema833/
Walimah77365/
Waliama77104/
Bailema7799/
Hwalima7779/
Ballema7777/
Walimaa7775/
Walemme7769/
Valemma7748/
Baylema7736/
Valeama7729/
Walamah7721/
Walimau7720/
Vallema7716/
Walamai7712/
Balemma7710/
Walamau7710/
Wallemo779/
Wallama778/
Wailama778/
Walyama778/
Walaama777/
Valeema774/
Walamma774/
Walieme774/
Valemad772/
Walleme772/
Wailima771/
Valemah771/
Wollema771/
Valgema771/
Valaema771/
Wailoma771/
Wallima771/
Walamea771/
Walemis771/
Walemoi771/
Baleyma771/
Balemea771/
Balemay771/
Walomai771/
Walimad771/
Whalemy770/
Whaleymoha751/
Wallemme71373/
Vallemma71209/
Wahulama7196/
Walahama7122/
Vallemaa7119/
Bealeema7115/
Walaamah717/
Valheima712/
Baleemai711/
Baleemma711/
Waallama711/
Walamaha711/
Wallamah711/
Walismad711/
Waullemy710/
Walaymat710/
Balima6717,831/
Bolema671,359/
Velema67670/
Baleme67567/
Balemi67285/
Balemo67196/
Welemo67194/
Welama67154/
Valima6768/
Weloma6746/
Valama6745/
Valoma6737/
Wolima6734/
Walimo6721/
Walime6720/
Woloma6717/
Walomo6717/
Walimi6713/
Valeme6710/
Walamo677/
Walheimer674/
Woleme674/
Wolama673/
Volema673/
Valemo673/
Welima672/
Walleimer671/
Valemi671/
Valleemah671/
Ualama671/
Walyme671/
Wallemoth670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Walema
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