Walm Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Walm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Pakistan2851:626,8219,829
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Walm (372) may also be a first name.

Walm Last Name Facts

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

Walm (Arabic: ولم) occurs most in Egypt. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 498,439th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 11,025,032 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Walm are found; 51 percent are found in North Africa and 51 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Walm is also the 450,135th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 372 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 273,618. Outside of Egypt this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 43 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Walm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walm surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Walm earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.35% more than the national average, earning $74,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watlm89336/
Walme89122/
Whalm893/
Wallm892/
Waalm891/
Wailem8010/
Walmdh804/
Wattlm804/
Waselm801/
Waylem801/
Balm751,296/
Valm75182/
Wolm7533/
Ualm751/
Waillem731/
Wayllem731/
Valme671,572/
Wolme6718/
Woolm6717/
Ballm675/
Baulm673/
Whelm673/
Vhalm672/
Wollm671/
Vallm671/
Baalm671/
Bajlm671/
Wholm670/

Walm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walm in the Arabic language
ولمwlm-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Walm
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