Waltam Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Waltam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waltam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

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

Waltam occurs more in Costa Rica more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Waltam.

How Common Is The Last Name Waltam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname 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. Waltam is also the 1,060,447th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 82 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,593,356. In Costa Rica it is mostly found in: San José Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Costa Rica this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Waltam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waltam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Waltam last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waltham921,157/
Walltham860/
Waltom8315/
Waltan8315/
Baltam835/
Baltham7712/
Walthan775/
Woltham771/
Waltean771/
Waltann771/
Woltamm771/
Waltoum771/
Walttan770/
Watletan712/
Hualtham711/
Walthann711/
Waltheim711/
Valtaham710/
Wheltham710/
Walton67156,730/
Baltan672,946/
Valtan6743/
Baltom6719/
Voltam6718/
Woltan6712/

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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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