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 is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolme? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Wolme is mostly found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Wolme reside; 61 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 61 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wolme is also the 1,467,136th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 47 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West New Britain, where 73 percent reside, Chimbu, where 9 percent reside and East New Britain, where 9 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 33 percent reside and Norway, where 6 percent reside.

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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