Wallum Surname

626,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Wallum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wallum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3041:1,192,29984,979
Austria431:198,03324,866
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Norway361:142,84118,058
England311:1,797,35772,927
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wallum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wallum Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wallum is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wallum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 626,382nd most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,902,957 people. Wallum occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Wallum live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 1,192,299. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 39 percent are found, South Dakota, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

Wallum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wallum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wallum surname increased 2,171 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 620 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wallum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wallum last name are 24.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.97% being registered with the party.

The amount Wallum earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.22% less than the national average, earning 265,735 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.08% more than the national average, earning $50,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallium927/
Walloum921/
Walum91229/
Wollum83471/
Whalum83179/
Ballum83173/
Wallom8396/
Walume8384/
Vallum8364/
Wailum8352/
Wallun8320/
Wahlum8310/
Walium836/
Wallumová801/
Whellum7797/
Woollum7794/
Balloum7711/
Waalumm779/
Baillum778/
Wallung772/
Walluhn772/
Wailume771/
Valluum771/
Valloum771/
Valleum771/
Wallund771/
Wollhum770/
Wollume770/
Walun73558/
Valum73303/
Balum73265/
Wolum73128/
Walom7370/
Welum7314/
Walumowa717/
Wallyung711/
Woillume710/
Wallon671,989/
Baloum671,246/
Woolum671,185/
Wailom67684/
Walaun67359/
Bollum67286/
Vollum67237/
Woslum67175/
Baulum6789/
Wollom6773/
Walund6773/
Vallun6758/
Bailum6751/
Waluyn6739/
Ballun6735/
Bealum6732/
Valaum6722/
Wailun6717/
Vatlum6712/
Valhum6710/
Welaum677/
Balaum674/
Baalum674/
Waluun674/
Walune673/
Valyum673/
Baylum673/
Wallón673/
Weilum672/
Walunt672/
Wollun672/
Valume672/
Whelum671/
Walloń671/
Balium671/
Valumm671/
Vaslum671/
Waylom671/
Wahlun671/
Wolume671/
Valoum671/
Waylun671/
Whalun670/
Wheallund670/
Wolhum670/

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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
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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 Wallum
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