Walmiki Surname
Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname
Walmiki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 919 | 1:834,674 | 37,013 |
| Nepal | 265 | 1:107,475 | 2,179 |
| Indonesia | 96 | 1:1,377,596 | 94,593 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Walmiki (295) may also be a first name.
Walmiki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walmiki Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walmiki (Hindi: वाल्मीकि, Marathi: मीकी, Oriya: ୱାଲୀକି) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Walmiki.
How Common Is The Last Name Walmiki? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 297,484th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,688,951 people. The surname Walmiki occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Walmiki are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 513,559th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 295 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 919 people, or 1 in 834,674. In India Walmiki is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 90 percent reside, Telangana, where 2 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Excluding India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walmikki | 93 | 2 | / |
| Walmikai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wallmiki | 93 | 1 | / |
| Valmiki | 86 | 21,927 | / |
| Walmike | 86 | 6 | / |
| Walmiky | 86 | 5 | / |
| Walmeki | 86 | 1 | / |
| Walmika | 86 | 1 | / |
| Valmikhi | 80 | 115 | / |
| Vaalmiki | 80 | 97 | / |
| Balmicki | 80 | 5 | / |
| Walmeeki | 80 | 4 | / |
| Valmaiki | 80 | 3 | / |
| Valmikai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Balmikii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Valmieki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Valmicki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Walmikee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaallmiki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waalmeeki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Valmike | 71 | 82 | / |
| Valmeki | 71 | 20 | / |
| Valmika | 71 | 18 | / |
| Valmiky | 71 | 7 | / |
| Valmeeki | 67 | 61 | / |
| Valmikee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Valmicai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Balmayki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balmicke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balmaike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valmeaki | 67 | 1 | / |
Walmiki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walmiki in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଲୀକି | waliki | - |
| Walmiki in the Marathi language | ||
| मीकी | miki | 73.83 |
| वालिमकी | valimaki | 12.75 |
| वालमीकी | valamiki | 5.37 |
| बालिमकी | balimaki | 4.03 |
| वालिमिक | valimika | 3.36 |
| Walmiki in the Hindi language | ||
| वाल्मीकि | valmiki | 70 |
| वल्मिकी | valmiki | 10 |
| वाल्मीकी | valmiki | 10 |
| वालमीकी | valamiki | 10 |
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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 Walmiki
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