Warlam Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Warlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Warlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Wárlám (1) are calculated separately.

Warlam (188) may also be a first name.

Warlam Last Name Facts

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

Warlam is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Wárlám. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Warlam? popularity and diffusion

Warlam is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Warlam occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Warlam live; 37 percent live in Oceania Islands and 37 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 663,277th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 188 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warlham920/
Wárlám891/
Barlam83732/
Warlan83463/
Varlam83399/
Werlam832/
Warłam831/
Warlom830/
Barlaam77141/
Warlian7754/
Varlaam7717/
Warlant7711/
Warlean772/
Barleam772/
Barliam772/
Warlain771/
Wharlan770/
Warlane770/
Worllam770/
Waurlean716/
Wearlean711/
Warlleym711/
Wharland711/
Wearland711/
Warlaing710/
Varlamova6719,065/
Barlan672,056/
Varlan671,719/
Borlam67126/
Warlon6715/
Worlan675/
Barlom673/
Verlam673/
Vorlam672/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Warlam
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