Walom Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Walom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Walom (28) may also be a first name.
Walom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walom occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walom? popularity and diffusion
Walom is the 2,273,756th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Walom live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 28 people.
It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 129,424. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: East New Britain, where 65 percent live, Madang, where 17 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 14 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Walom occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Walom
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