Wollom Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wollom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wollom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wollom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wollom occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,220,661st most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Wollom is predominantly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Wollom are found; 90 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 90 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 123,541. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: National Capital District, where 98 percent live and East Sepik, where 2 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Wollom occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Wollom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wollom has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollom920/
Wolom91655/
Wollam831,164/
Bollom83520/
Wollum83471/
Wallom8396/
Vollom8327/
Wollon834/
Wolyom831/
Woolom831/
Woollam77913/
Woollon77132/
Woollum7794/
Wollong7742/
Wollgam7711/
Wolliam773/
Wollamn772/
Wollham771/
Woullam771/
Walloum771/
Wooloum771/
Wollhum770/
Whollon770/
Wollume770/
Bolom732,737/
Wolum73128/
Volom7398/
Walom7370/
Wolon7352/
Welom7333/
Wolam735/
Woloszim715/
Woloszym715/
Boulliom711/
Wolochem711/
Wollaham710/
Woillume710/
Wollosen710/
Woulliam710/
Boulom6733,594/
Bollam6715,336/
Wallon671,989/
Bollon671,293/
Woolum671,185/
Wollan67860/
Wallum67489/
Woolam67292/
Wallam67291/
Bollum67286/
Wullum67245/
Vollum67237/
Woslum67175/
Vollon6791/
Ballom6788/
Vallom6770/
Woloin6767/
Vollam6737/
Boloum6715/
Volomh679/
Walome678/
Wullam674/
Bullom673/
Woolon672/
Woloschim672/
Bolyom672/
Wollochyn671/
Volome671/
Boliom671/
Boolom671/
Wolame671/
Wolone671/
Wolgam671/
Waliom671/
Walloń671/
Voloom671/
Wolham671/
Wolume671/
Wolohn671/
Boylom671/
Wholon670/
Wolhum670/
Wolgon670/
Whelom670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wollom
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