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

The surname Whalem occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whalem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. Whalem occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Whalem reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Whalem is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States Whalem is primarily concentrated in: California, where 64 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Whalem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whalem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whalem surname expanded 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 with the 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
  • 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 Whalem
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