Welum Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Welum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Welum (11) may also be a first name.

Welum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welum occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Welum live; 57 percent live in Oceania Islands and 57 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Welum is primarily found in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 36 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellum91161/
Welaum917/
Weilum912/
Whelum911/
Whellum8397/
Wellaum831/
Wheelum830/
Belum80483/
Walum80229/
Wolum80128/
Velum8078/
Welom8033/
Welun8028/
Wilum805/
Wylum800/
Wilium73557/
Wallum73489/
Wollum73471/
Beloum73324/
Whalum73179/
Willum73158/
Veslum7367/
Wailum7352/
Weilun7339/
Bealum7332/
Belium7327/
Beilum7314/
Wahlum7310/
Bejlum736/
Walium736/
Veluum736/
Weulun735/
Velhum733/
Belaum731/
Wiloum731/
Beleum731/
Welund731/
Uelium731/
Wilhum731/
Velium731/
Whelun731/
Whelom730/
Wolhum730/
Willium677,086/
Belhoum672,346/
Bealoum67412/
Willaum6723/
Whitlum6723/
Waalumm679/
Weilund678/
Wallium677/
Weslund674/
Willuhm672/
Weylund672/
Behlium672/
Walloum671/
Wealung671/
Behloum671/
Weiloom671/
Beyloum671/
Wailume671/
Weylung670/
Weatlun670/
Wheelom670/
Wilheum670/
Wollhum670/

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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 Welum
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