Waltam Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Waltam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Waltam (82) may also be a first name.
Waltam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waltam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waltam occurs more in Costa Rica more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waltam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Waltam occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Waltam reside; 27 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 1,060,447th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 82 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Costa Rica, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,593,356. In Costa Rica it is most numerous in: San José Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Costa Rica this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.
Waltam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Waltam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waltam last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waltham | 92 | 1,157 | / |
| Walltham | 86 | 0 | / |
| Waltom | 83 | 15 | / |
| Waltan | 83 | 15 | / |
| Baltam | 83 | 5 | / |
| Baltham | 77 | 12 | / |
| Walthan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Woltham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waltean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waltann | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woltamm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waltoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walttan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Watletan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hualtham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walthann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waltheim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valtaham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wheltham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Walton | 67 | 156,730 | / |
| Baltan | 67 | 2,946 | / |
| Valtan | 67 | 43 | / |
| Baltom | 67 | 19 | / |
| Voltam | 67 | 18 | / |
| Woltan | 67 | 12 | / |
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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 Waltam
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