Wolom Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

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

Wolom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6071:217,87320,395
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Wolom (16) may also be a first name.

Wolom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolom is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wolom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 501,935th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,126,024 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wolom live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 100 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wolom is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 16 people.

The surname Wolom is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 607 people, or 1 in 217,873. In Indonesia Wolom is mostly concentrated in: Papua, where 100 percent live. Beside Indonesia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollom9173/
Wolyom911/
Woolom911/
Wooloum831/
Woollom830/
Bolom802,737/
Wolum80128/
Volom8098/
Walom8070/
Wolon8052/
Welom8033/
Wolam805/
Woloszim775/
Woloszym775/
Wolochem771/
Boulom7333,594/
Woolum731,185/
Wollam731,164/
Bollom73520/
Wollum73471/
Woolam73292/
Woslum73175/
Wallom7396/
Woloin7367/
Vollom7327/
Boloum7315/
Volomh739/
Walome738/
Wollon734/
Bolyom732/
Woolon732/
Wolohn731/
Boylom731/
Wolume731/
Volome731/
Voloom731/
Waliom731/
Wolgam731/
Wolone731/
Wolame731/
Boolom731/
Boliom731/
Wolham731/
Wolhum730/
Whelom730/
Wolgon730/
Wholon730/
Woloschim712/
Woollam67913/
Bouloum67417/
Woolham67221/
Wolosin67145/
Woollon67132/
Woulame67118/
Wohlong67113/
Wolosyn67105/
Woollum6794/
Wollong6742/
Wollgam6711/
Wouliam6711/
Wolocen6710/
Waloime674/
Wolliam673/
Woilong672/
Wollamn672/
Booloom671/
Walloum671/
Vouloum671/
Watloom671/
Wooluum671/
Wolyong671/
Woullam671/
Woulong671/
Wootlon671/
Wollham671/
Bolhoum671/
Wholham670/
Wollume670/
Wheelom670/
Woolume670/
Wolhame670/
Wooliam670/
Whollon670/
Wollhum670/

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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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  • 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 Wolom
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