Weslam Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Weslam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weslam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger221:872,36419,806
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851

Weslam (17) may also be a first name.

Weslam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weslam is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weslam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Weslam is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Weslam reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Weslam is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

The surname Weslam is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 872,364. In Niger Weslam is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 73 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 27 percent are found. Aside from Niger Weslam is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weislam921/
Weslame921/
Weslamne862/
Weislame862/
Waslam83580/
Wislam8383/
Weslan836/
Beslam831/
Ueslam831/
Veslam831/
Wyslam831/
Weslian7719/
Weslane777/
Weslaan775/
Wayslam775/
Waislam771/
Wesleym771/
Weislan771/
Wasslam771/
Beshlam771/
Weislom771/
Wesslan770/
Weaslan770/
Witslam770/
Weislane712/
Wessland712/
Wesllyan711/
Wejsland711/
Wayslame711/
Weisslan711/
Weisland711/
Wesslang711/
Beslan67402/
Bislam67118/
Uislam6748/
Wizlam679/
Weissland679/
Wislan677/
Vaslam674/
Weslon673/
Veslan672/
Weislahan671/
Vislam671/
Weslyanne671/
Weslausen670/

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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 Weslam
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