Walham Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

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

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walaham9230/
Wallham920/
Walam91720/
Wallaham860/
Welham832,853/
Balham83521/
Wallam83291/
Waliam83199/
Waalam83190/
Wailam83101/
Walhan8363/
Walame8360/
Walaim8355/
Valham8320/
Wajlam8318/
Wahlam8318/
Walamn835/
Walamm831/
Wolham831/
Wualam831/
Waleam831/
Walamt831/
Hwalam831/
Whalam830/
Walheim77351/
Walliam77330/
Baalham77277/
Woolham77221/
Walhain77184/
Bailham7751/
Whelham7735/
Bealham7720/
Ballham7717/
Walahan7715/
Balhaim7714/
Vailham7710/
Waillam776/
Valaham776/
Walhane775/
Wailiam773/
Wallaim772/
Wahlamg771/
Wailaam771/
Valhaym771/
Waliame771/
Wollham771/
Bahlham771/
Balhajm771/
Walhaan771/
Walasme771/
Whallam770/
Baulham770/
Wholham770/
Wolhame770/
Welaham770/
Balam7343,983/
Valam731,999/
Walan731,140/
Ualam73460/
Walom7370/
Welam7369/
Wolam735/
Wahlheim71150/
Wallheim7140/
Wallahan7136/
Wailliam715/
Valahame713/
Wallacem711/
Waulahan711/
Wayslame711/
Wailehan711/
Wahallam711/
Wallhain711/
Wheelham710/
Whalahan710/
Wholaham710/
Wollaham710/
Walliamn710/
Ballam672,117/
Whalan671,957/
Vallam671,793/
Balaam671,784/
Wollam671,164/
Walean67921/
Wallan67866/
Wailom67684/
Balhan67653/
Walian67448/
Vaïlam67385/
Walaun67359/
Bailam67343/
Wailan67318/
Baylam67299/
Woolam67292/
Valame67279/
Valamd67275/
Walaan67214/
Wahlan67212/
Weliam67184/
Baalam67159/
Vailam67159/
Waylan67105/
Wallom6796/
Whelam6763/
Vhalam6753/
Balamm6734/
Vatlam6733/
Walant6729/
Wehlam6724/
Valaum6722/
Baliam6718/
Walane6714/
Baleam6713/
Valiam6711/
Hualam6710/
Valamm679/
Valaam679/
Weilam679/
Bealam678/
Walome678/
Valyam677/
Vaalam677/
Valaim676/
Balaim675/
Weleam675/
Valgam674/
Vaslam674/
Balaum674/
Baulam674/
Wajlan674/
Vealam673/
Uaalam673/
Uallam673/
Walain673/
Ualame673/
Valahm672/
Wualan672/
Wealan671/
Balhom671/
Vgalam671/
Uhalam671/
Waylom671/
Whealehan671/
Walhon671/
Waliom671/
Wolgam671/
Wolame671/
Báalam671/
Waleim671/
Bajlam671/
Walhausen670/
Whallahan670/

Walham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walham in the Arabic language
ولهامwlham-

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