Woldem Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Woldem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woldem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Woldem Last Name Facts

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

Woldem is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Woldem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woldem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Woldem is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Woldem are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Woldem is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 75 percent live and North Region, where 25 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woldesm921/
Woldheim8633/
Wolden831,296/
Waldem8339/
Boldem837/
Woldøen777/
Waldehm774/
Waldhem774/
Waldeum771/
Waldeim771/
Woolden770/
Wholden770/
Woldn731/
Waldheim71961/
Voldheim7136/
Waldhiem714/
Waldhehm711/
Walden6745,463/
Bolden6727,499/
Volden672,506/
Woldin6774/
Boldim6751/
Valdem6744/
Buldem6710/
Woldén679/
Waldheimm674/
Waldne673/
Uolden672/
Woldyn671/
Baldem671/

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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 Woldem
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