Walum Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Walum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1281:63,7018,267
Uganda411:952,17842,125
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Norway121:428,52437,411
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Walum (80) may also be a first name.

Walum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walum (Hindi: वालुं) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,079,669th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Walum are found; 57 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 57 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Walum is also the 1,075,395th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 80 people.

The last name Walum is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 63,701. In Papua New Guinea Walum is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 48 percent are found, Milne Bay, where 26 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Walum is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Walum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Walum last name increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Walum are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Walum earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 27.1% less than the national average, earning 252,299 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $44,802 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallum91489/
Whalum91179/
Walume9184/
Wailum9152/
Wahlum9110/
Walium916/
Waalumm839/
Wallium837/
Walloum831/
Wailume831/
Walun80558/
Valum80303/
Balum80265/
Wolum80128/
Walom8070/
Welum8014/
Walumowa777/
Baloum731,246/
Woolum731,185/
Wailom73684/
Wollum73471/
Walaun73359/
Woslum73175/
Ballum73173/
Wallom7396/
Baulum7389/
Walund7373/
Vallum7364/
Bailum7351/
Waluyn7339/
Bealum7332/
Valaum7322/
Wallun7320/
Wailun7317/
Vatlum7312/
Valhum7310/
Welaum737/
Baalum734/
Waluun734/
Balaum734/
Walune733/
Valyum733/
Baylum733/
Walunt732/
Weilum732/
Valume732/
Balium731/
Valumm731/
Vaslum731/
Waylom731/
Wahlun731/
Wolume731/
Whelum731/
Valoum731/
Waylun731/
Whalun730/
Wolhum730/
Wallumová711/
Wahlund671,122/
Bealoum67412/
Whellum6797/
Woollum6794/
Waylaun6730/
Balloum6711/
Baillum678/
Bailaum674/
Huaylum673/
Bahloum673/
Wahlung673/
Walluhn672/
Wallung672/
Balhoum672/
Wooloum671/
Wallund671/
Wooluum671/
Waslhun671/
Valleum671/
Valloum671/
Valluum671/
Valusme671/
Waloung671/
Bailoum671/
Vaïloum671/
Wealung671/
Wailunn671/
Weatlun670/
Wollume670/
Woolume670/
Whalund670/
Walhunn670/
Wheelum670/
Wollhum670/
Baalhum670/

Walum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walum in the Hindi language
वालुंvalum-

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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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  • 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 Walum
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