Whalem Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Whalem Last Name Facts

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

Whalem is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whalem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whalem is the 3,228,735th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Whalem live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Whalem is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 64 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Whalem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whalem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whalem last name increased 236 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whalem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whalem surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Whalem earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whallem920/
Walem91276/
Whalen8340,699/
Waleem832,607/
Wallem83382/
Waleme8379/
Wajlem8314/
Waliem8310/
Wailem8310/
Walhem838/
Wahlem834/
Wehlem832/
Whelem831/
Waylem831/
Waleam831/
Waleim831/
Whalne830/
Walheim77351/
Whealen77157/
Whallen7782/
Whaylen7772/
Walemme7769/
Hualeam7724/
Whellem7719/
Wahalen778/
Wallhem775/
Huallem774/
Walleme772/
Ouhalem771/
Waillem771/
Wayllem771/
Wailiem771/
Whailen770/
Whahlen770/
Whaleen770/
Wahleim770/
Whaalen770/
Wohllem770/
Whalhen770/
Whalien770/
Whhalen770/
Walen731,354/
Balem731,300/
Walim731,024/
Welem73833/
Walne73774/
Valem73309/
Waleń73116/
Wolem732/
Walym732/
Whaln730/
Wallemme71373/
Wahlheim71150/
Wallheim7140/
Bahaleem716/
Vahaleem711/
Wohlheim711/
Wheallen710/
Whalehen710/
Wallen6711,853/
Wahlen673,501/
Ballem672,965/
Vallem672,937/
Whalin67944/
Waalen67306/
Waylen67261/
Wallim67152/
Bohlem67116/
Walien67109/
Woolem67103/
Bailem67103/
Wailen6784/
Baylem6764/
Wailim6761/
Wohlen6760/
Walaim6755/
Baleem6745/
Bealem6739/
Wahlne6729/
Valeem6723/
Hvalen6722/
Walime6720/
Wahlim6717/
Walhen6716/
Walenn6714/
Baleam6713/
Whealn6712/
Waleen6712/
Walenc6712/
Valeme6710/
Valhem6710/
Waløen679/
Wolgem679/
Waulen678/
Balhem677/
Valemd675/
Weleam675/
Woleme674/
Waalim674/
Waloen673/
Wholen673/
Baalem673/
Valemc673/
Wollem672/
Welhem672/
Woulem672/
Walenk671/
Whalnd671/
Whalyn671/
Valemt671/
Hualen671/
Hbalen671/
Weleem671/
Watlim671/
Wahaln671/
Waliom671/
Walism671/
Walyme671/
Valgem671/
Whallhenn671/
Hwalen670/
Uehlem670/
Wealen670/

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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 Whalem
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