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

The last name Waltam is more commonly found in Costa Rica than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waltam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname in the world, 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. Waltam is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 82 people.

The surname is most widespread in Costa Rica, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,593,356. In Costa Rica Waltam is most numerous in: San José Province, where 100 percent are found. Other than Costa Rica this last name exists 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 incidence of Waltam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waltam last name fell 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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