Byrnum Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Byrnum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Byrnum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Byrnum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Byrnum is most common in Denmark. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Byrnum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Byrnum is the 8,968,613th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Byrnum reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in Denmark, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,822,358. In Denmark Byrnum is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Denmark it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Byrnum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Byrnum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Byrnum last name declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bernum8351/
Birnum836/
Bjørnum7749/
Bernoum773/
Birnaum772/
Birnhaum712/
Birnnaum712/
Birngaum711/
Bernhaum710/
Vernum67237/
Bernom6724/
Bernun6719/
Birnom670/
Vernoum6256/
Viernum6238/
Bernoun625/
Berngun624/
Bernung623/
Vernume621/
Birnung621/
Wiernum620/
Bjørnhom5753/
Bernoune571/
Birnhuin570/
Bernon502,940/
Bernhausen509/
Vernun506/
Bernón501/
Bernoussin501/
Birnon501/
Wirnom501/

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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 Byrnum
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