Bynum Surname

25,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,269 people bear this surname

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

Bynum Surname User-submission:

"Ap Enyon" was the original Welsh name. This then changed to Baynham around the 1400s. Baynham then changed to Bynum, when it arrived in America.

Bynum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,0701:17,2032,176
Kenya911:507,47125,695
Panama141:279,4476,847
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3391:21,4702,709

Bynum (310) may also be a first name.

Bynum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

"Ap Enyon" was the original Welsh name. This then changed to Baynham around the 1400s. Baynham then changed to Bynum, when it arrived in America.

- trowasmom

Bynum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bynum is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bynum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,370th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 342,637 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Bynum are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bynum is also the 499,178th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 310 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 21,070 people, or 1 in 17,203. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, North Carolina, where 12 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Panama, where 0 percent are found.

Bynum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bynum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bynum last name expanded 901 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bynum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Bynum surname are 3.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Bynum earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.89% less than the national average, earning $38,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.48% more than the national average, earning $54,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baynum91336/
Beynum9195/
Bynaum9168/
Buynum9128/
Bynumn9114/
Bynumm913/
Bynuim912/
Bhynum911/
Boynum911/
Benum80664/
Binum8043/
Bynun8040/
Bynom8022/
Vynum8016/
Wynum801/
Bynumová775/
Bainum73444/
Beanum73130/
Bitnum7334/
Bengum7329/
Bingum7320/
Beynun7319/
Begnum7314/
Benaum7310/
Bisnum734/
Benhum734/
Behnum733/
Boinum733/
Benoum733/
Bignum732/
Waynum732/
Binoum732/
Beinum732/
Vaynum731/
Baynun731/
Benuim731/
Byonun730/
Bineum730/
Baynom730/
Beunum730/
Bynune730/
Bejnum730/
Bjønnum6759/
Beijnum6715/
Behnoum6714/
Bingoum6713/
Beynuhn672/
Benoume672/
Benhoum671/
Boinoum671/
Bejnume671/
Behngum671/
Baingum671/
Hwaynum671/

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Bynum Reference & Research

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bynum
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