Withlem Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Withlem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Withlem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Withlem (14) may also be a first name.

Withlem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Withlem occurs more in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Withlem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Withlem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Withlem live; 88 percent live in South America and 88 percent live in Caribbean South America. Withlem is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Venezuela, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 4,314,868. In Venezuela it is most frequent in: Zulia, where 100 percent reside. Not including Venezuela this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witlem926/
Withelm8683/
Withlen861/
Whitlem860/
Vithleem801/
Witlen7764/
Vitlem773/
Whitlemme751/
Bethlem71129/
Whitlen719/
Withlin714/
Withelmová713/
Witthillen712/
Witline711/
Uitelem711/
Witlend711/
Witlhen711/
Wietlen710/
Bethleem6754/
Whitlend671/
Whitline670/
Whitlenn670/

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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 Withlem
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