Bjorum Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bjorum Surname User-submission:

The Bjørum surname comes from the name of a hill in Namsos, Norway, called Bjørumsklompen. When the bearer of this surname immigrated to U.S. in 1900, he made his last name Bjorum to make it more English.

Bjorum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Bjorum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bjørum surname comes from the name of a hill in Namsos, Norway, called Bjørumsklompen. When the bearer of this surname immigrated to U.S. in 1900, he made his last name Bjorum to make it more English.

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Bjorum Last Name Facts

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

Bjorum occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjorum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bjorum is the 1,504,764th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Bjorum reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 2,645,686. In The United States Bjorum is mostly concentrated in: South Dakota, where 23 percent are found, Minnesota, where 14 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Bjorum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bjorum last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Bjorum earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $44,320 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjorgum92227/
Bojorum921/
Byorum8323/
Bjarum831/
Bjurum831/
Bjorom831/
Biorum831/
Bjarrum7723/
Bjargum778/
Bjorgun774/
Beoroum771/
Biorgum771/
Bijjorun711/
Behoroum711/
Biarum676/
Bearum674/
Biorom673/
Byurum672/
Behouroum671/
Biurrum6246/
Bchorom621/
Beharum621/
Bsarun5011/
Viarum507/
Byoron501/
Beoron500/
Wharum500/

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