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) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walim? popularity and diffusion
Walim is the 355,117th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,116,744 people. The last name Walim is primarily found in Asia, where 68 percent of Walim reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Walim is also the 118,379th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 3,577 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 638 people, or 1 in 207,287. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 62 percent are found, Central Java, where 24 percent are found and Papua, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.
Walim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Walim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walim last name contracted 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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