Walham Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Walham Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Walham or Welham: v. Welham.
With Walham Green, M’sex, cp. the Welham Greens of Herts and Kent.
Walham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Walham (25) may also be a first name.
Walham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Walham or Welham: v. Welham.
With Walham Green, M’sex, cp. the Welham Greens of Herts and Kent.
Walham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walham (Arabic: ولهام) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Walham.
How Common Is The Last Name Walham? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Walham are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Walham is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 25 people.
This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 1,836,794. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Sumatra, where 97 percent are found and Bengkulu, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walham in the Arabic language | ||
| ولهام | wlham | - |
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Footnotes
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