Walome Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Walome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Walome (28) may also be a first name.

Walome Last Name Facts

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

Walome is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Walome.

How Common Is The Last Name Walome? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Walome occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Walome are found; 63 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 63 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 28 people.

The last name Walome is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 80 percent are found and West New Britain, where 20 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waloime924/
Walom9170/
Wallomer860/
Balome832,734/
Wailom83684/
Wallom8396/
Walume8384/
Waleme8379/
Waloma8371/
Walame8360/
Valome833/
Walomi832/
Waylom831/
Waliom831/
Walemme7769/
Vallome7756/
Valomet7735/
Valomer7718/
Walouma777/
Waloumi775/
Baloume773/
Balomey772/
Ballome772/
Wolomea772/
Walleme772/
Walameu772/
Balomea771/
Watloom771/
Valomme771/
Wailoma771/
Wailume771/
Wallomi771/
Walloum771/
Walamea771/
Walamei771/
Walgame771/
Waliame771/
Bahlome771/
Walomai771/
Walasme771/
Walam73720/
Wolom73655/
Balom73262/
Valom7338/
Wallemme71373/
Watlamet7117/
Woolomes712/
Waliamey712/
Bayhlome711/
Valhomme711/
Vallomey711/
Wayslame711/
Wallamer711/
Vallomer710/
Ballhome710/
Balume677,978/
Balame671,963/
Baloum671,246/
Weleme67754/
Walama67591/
Waluma67373/
Wallam67291/
Valame67279/
Waliam67199/
Waalam67190/
Balomi67107/
Bolome67103/
Wailam67101/
Walami6792/
Ballom6788/
Walham6781/
Wollom6773/
Vallom6770/
Bailom6759/
Valomi6743/
Valoma6737/
Walumi6731/
Baylom6725/
Woollomes6723/
Wajlam6718/
Wahlam6718/
Woloma6717/
Welame6717/
Valeme6710/
Watlamett679/
Valomy678/
Baloom677/
Bealom676/
Balyom676/
Baluom675/
Baalom675/
Vatlom675/
Walemi674/
Woleme674/
Balomy674/
Ualame673/
Valume672/
Valoom672/
Baulom672/
Velome672/
Walamm671/
Balhom671/
Woolom671/
Wolume671/
Wualam671/
Valoum671/
Volome671/
Walhameed671/
Wolyom671/
Wolame671/
Balomh671/
Vaslom671/
Waliahmed671/
Walamt671/
Hwalam671/
Whalam670/
Wuilhomme670/
Bauhlomme670/

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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 Walome
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