Walome Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Walome Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walome? popularity and diffusion
The last name Walome is the 6,723,624th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Walome reside; 63 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 63 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Walome is also the 1,994,417th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 28 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 80 percent live and West New Britain, where 20 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 13 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 Walome
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