Wolme Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Wolme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wolme (47) may also be a first name.

Wolme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolme occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolme? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Wolme reside; 61 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 61 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequent forename globally, borne by 47 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Wolme is primarily found in: West New Britain, where 73 percent are found, Chimbu, where 9 percent are found and East New Britain, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 33 percent are found and Norway, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woulme9166/
Wolmez9111/
Wolmie911/
Wolm8933/
Wolmetz8324/
Wohlmer8314/
Wolmhed8310/
Wolmmer831/
Wholmes831/
Bolme80632/
Wolma80130/
Walme80122/
Volme8023/
Woolm8017/
Wolmy8014/
Wolmi805/
Wulme801/
Wollm801/
Wholm800/
Volmer735,637/
Boulme73331/
Bolmey73126/
Voulme7363/
Walmee734/
Volmes733/
Wolmai733/
Volmey732/
Wollma732/
Wollmy731/
Volmea731/
Volmie731/
Walmez731/
Bolhme730/
Vollmer6736,905/
Bolm67856/
Walm67661/
Volm67461/
Wuilmet6764/
Wollmér6723/
Walmetz6712/
Voulmes675/
Volhmer672/
Voolmer672/
Whalmer671/
Volmmer671/
Wohlmth670/
Vohlmer670/
Walmheu670/
Voilmer670/
Woolmay670/

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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 Wolme
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