Walim Surname
Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname
Walim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 638 | 1:207,287 | 19,543 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70 | 1:116,482 | 15,803 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Walim (3,577) may also be a first name.
Walim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walim (Hindi: वलीम, Marathi: सलीम, Oriya: ୱଲିମ) is found most in Indonesia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walim? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 355,117th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,116,744 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Walim live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 118,379th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 3,577 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 638 people, or 1 in 207,287. In Indonesia Walim is primarily found in: West Java, where 62 percent live, Central Java, where 24 percent live and Papua, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
Walim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Walim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walim surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walim in the Hindi language | ||
| वलीम | valima | - |
| Walim in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱଲିମ | walima | 50 |
| ୱାଲିମ୍ | walim | 50 |
| Walim in the Marathi language | ||
| सलीम | salima | 25 |
| वालीम | valima | 25 |
| वाली | vali | 25 |
| वलीम | valima | 25 |
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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 Walim
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