Walim Surname

355,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname

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

Walim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6381:207,28719,543
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
India221:34,866,608408,224
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallim91152/
Wailim9161/
Walaim9155/
Walime9120/
Wahlim9117/
Waliem9110/
Waalim914/
Watlim911/
Waliom911/
Walism911/
Waleim911/
Walheim83351/
Waloime834/
Wallaim832/
Waallim831/
Wailiem831/
Wahleim830/
Wallimn830/
Valim8010,304/
Balim801,325/
Walin80822/
Walem80276/
Welim8027/
Wolim8016/
Walym802/
Wahlheim77150/
Wallheim7740/
Wallin7326,663/
Waleem732,607/
Vallim731,874/
Wahlin731,034/
Ballim73947/
Whalin73944/
Wallem73382/
Bailim73329/
Walhin73146/
Walien73109/
Waleme7379/
Whalem7337/
Waglin7322/
Wailin7317/
Baalim7315/
Wajlem7314/
Vaslim7313/
Waulin7311/
Walint7310/
Wailem7310/
Vailim738/
Walhem738/
Waylin737/
Valimh736/
Valaim736/
Balaim735/
Valime734/
Wahlem734/
Weelim734/
Valhim732/
Bealim731/
Baulim731/
Woolim731/
Vahlim731/
Waylem731/
Vaalim731/
Walijn731/
Waleam731/
Bajlim731/
Balhim731/
Walyme731/
Valism731/
Baylim730/
Whaling671,152/
Waln67751/
Huatlim67322/
Valheim67157/
Wallien67111/
Walinck6769/
Walemme6769/
Wolheim6751/
Balheim6742/
Whallin6732/
Wallink6731/
Whealin6729/
Wallijn6719/
Wallind6715/
Whailin6714/
Balhaim6714/
Vahalim678/
Wallhem675/
Valeime674/
Vailgim672/
Wahalin672/
Whaylin672/
Walleme672/
Wattlin671/
Baailim671/
Walhlin671/
Waylien671/
Wailien671/
Waillem671/
Waahlin671/
Watlind671/
Wayllem671/
Walinne671/
Welheim670/
Wautlin670/
Wauling670/
Whalind670/
Wailind670/
Wallinn670/
Waillin670/
Whallem670/
Whalien670/
Wallint670/

Walim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walim in the Hindi language
वलीमvalima-
Walim in the Oriya language
ୱଲିମwalima50
ୱାଲିମ୍walim50
Walim in the Marathi language
सलीमsalima25
वालीमvalima25
वालीvali25
वलीमvalima25

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Footnotes

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