Birnum Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Birnum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birnum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Birnum Last Name Facts

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

Birnum occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birnum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Birnum reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,128,943. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 80 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 20 percent live. Barring Denmark Birnum exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birnaum922/
Birnnaum862/
Birnhaum862/
Birngaum861/
Bernum8351/
Byrnum834/
Birnom830/
Bjørnum7749/
Viernum7738/
Bernoum773/
Birnung771/
Wiernum770/
Birnhuin710/
Bernhaum710/
Vernum67237/
Bernom6724/
Bernun6719/
Birnon671/
Wirnom671/
Vernoum6256/
Bernoun625/
Berngun624/
Bernung623/
Vernume621/
Birnnon620/
Bjørnhom5753/
Bernoune571/
Bernon502,940/
Bernhausen509/
Vernun506/
Bernón501/
Bernoussin501/

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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 Birnum
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