Walum Surname
Approximately 229 people bear this surname
Walum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 128 | 1:63,701 | 8,267 |
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Walum (80) may also be a first name.
Walum Demographics
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Walum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walum (Hindi: वालुं) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Walum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Walum is the 1,079,669th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. It is predominantly found 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 widespread first name throughout the world, held by 80 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 63,701. In Papua New Guinea Walum is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 48 percent live, Milne Bay, where 26 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 7 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Walum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Walum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Walum surname expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Walum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Walum last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for 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
Walum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walum in the Hindi language | ||
| वालुं | valum | - |
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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 Walum
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