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 is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welum? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Welum is most common in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs 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
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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 Welum
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