Welom Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

Welom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019

Welom (12) may also be a first name.

Welom Last Name Facts

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

Welom occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Welom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welom? popularity and diffusion

Welom is the 3,432,070th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Welom reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 12 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 7,779,364. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Maluku, where 100 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellom912/
Whelom910/
Wellome837/
Weislom831/
Welliom831/
Weiloom831/
Wheelom830/
Wolom80655/
Belom80162/
Welon80138/
Walom8070/
Welam8069/
Welum8014/
Wilom8011/
Welham732,853/
Wailom73684/
Beloum73324/
Weliam73184/
Wallom7396/
Wellam7383/
Wollom7373/
Whelam7363/
Wehlam7324/
Whelon7320/
Welame7317/
Weilam739/
Welaum737/
Bealom736/
Belhom734/
Weloon733/
Wilome733/
Wilhom733/
Beloom733/
Willom733/
Velome732/
Weilum732/
Waylom731/
Wuelon731/
Wetlon731/
Whelum731/
Welion731/
Waliom731/
Wilomt731/
Wiloum731/
Wolyom731/
Weylon730/
Wealon730/
Weloin730/
Welgon730/
Belhoum672,346/
Wellham67460/
Bealoum67412/
Welliam67320/
Whealon67178/
Wheelon67164/
Whellum6797/
Willome6770/
Whelham6735/
Williom6724/
Wetlong6715/
Whellam6713/
Hweelon672/
Weiloon672/
Wheelam672/
Weloing671/
Weeliam671/
Whitlom671/
Wealong671/
Wislomn671/
Wielham671/
Wellame671/
Weliame671/
Behloum671/
Weslame671/
Weislam671/
Walloum671/
Beyloum671/
Weillon670/
Whislom670/
Whellon670/
Wheelum670/
Welaham670/
Weilond670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Welom
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