Walsam Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Walsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon811:256,40824,973
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Walsam (182) may also be a first name.

Walsam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walsam is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walsam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. Walsam is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Walsam live; 76 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 182 people.

The last name Walsam is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 256,408. In Cameroon Walsam is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 98 percent are found, North Region, where 1 percent are found and South Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Walsam occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 4 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found.

Walsam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walsam has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walsam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Walsam last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walsham92725/
Walsame921/
Walseam921/
Walessam861/
Balsam832,669/
Walsom83133/
Walsan8354/
Walsem8327/
Valsam8314/
Walzam831/
Balsham7758/
Wallsom7717/
Valsame778/
Walsome776/
Walshan773/
Walsane772/
Walesan771/
Walshom771/
Wallsan771/
Walesom771/
Valesam771/
Balssam771/
Wolsham771/
Walcham770/
Walshahn71175/
Walsheim7120/
Balesham7116/
Waalzaam719/
Wolscham716/
Welessam714/
Wailesan714/
Walssoum711/
Walessom711/
Waglisan711/
Wolsgamm711/
Walsandt711/
Ballsham710/
Valsan672,659/
Balsan672,337/
Walson672,242/
Balsom671,031/
Walsen67399/
Balzam67248/
Waljan6764/
Wolsan6719/
Bolsam678/
Valcam676/
Waglissan672/
Vallesham671/
Wolsem671/
Ballesham671/
Balżam671/
Woljam671/

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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 Walsam
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