Storm Surname
Approximately 35,837 people bear this surname
Storm Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storm.' No doubt a personal name; compare Frost, Winter, Snow, and, in later epoch, Christmas, Midwinter, &c.
Edmund Storm, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugo Storm, Norfolk, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameStorm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,150 | 1:25,615 | 3,223 |
| Germany | 5,301 | 1:15,187 | 1,996 |
| South Africa | 2,867 | 1:18,897 | 2,385 |
| Netherlands | 2,861 | 1:5,903 | 637 |
| Denmark | 2,570 | 1:2,196 | 165 |
| Sweden | 1,835 | 1:5,366 | 506 |
| Egypt | 854 | 1:107,653 | 8,985 |
| Canada | 642 | 1:57,392 | 6,785 |
| Australia | 638 | 1:42,313 | 5,401 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| England | 432 | 1:128,977 | 12,816 |
| Norway | 406 | 1:12,666 | 1,441 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Finland | 240 | 1:22,903 | 3,195 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Belgium | 233 | 1:49,342 | 8,024 |
| France | 212 | 1:313,315 | 47,708 |
| Paraguay | 184 | 1:39,330 | 1,236 |
| Argentina | 132 | 1:323,814 | 25,647 |
| Austria | 100 | 1:85,154 | 12,686 |
| Scotland | 90 | 1:59,487 | 4,887 |
| Brazil | 88 | 1:2,432,663 | 74,473 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Chile | 36 | 1:489,346 | 12,617 |
| China | 34 | 1:40,215,340 | 2,154 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Vietnam | 11 | 1:8,422,369 | 2,636 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 271 | 1:89,946 | 9,346 |
| Scotland | 110 | 1:34,029 | 2,769 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,301 | 1:21,825 | 2,748 |
The alternate forms: Störm (54) & Štorm (8) are calculated separately.
Storm (3,202) may also be a first name.
Storm Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storm.' No doubt a personal name; compare Frost, Winter, Snow, and, in later epoch, Christmas, Midwinter, &c.
Edmund Storm, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugo Storm, Norfolk, ibid.
Agnes Storme, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1643. Baptised — Oliver, s. Henrye Storme: St. James, Clerkenwell.
A rare current surname recorded in Nairn. Thomas Storme occupied the tack of Dowalye in 1507 (Rent. Dunk., p. 28). William Storm appears in Tanzie of Boharm, 1784 (Moray). Recorded in English Hundred Rolls, 1273, and Harrison gives it as a personal name.
(Teutonic) a pers. name and nickname [from Middle English storm, Old English storm, m„ Old Norse storm-r, m. (= Dutch storm-Ger. sturm, M.Ger.also storm), a storm, uproar, tumult] Hugo Storm.—Hundred Rolls
(English) Descendant of Storm (storm); variants of Sturm, q.v.
Corresponds with the Old German personal name Sturm. Ferguson.
User-submitted Reference
The surname Stormy or Storm means 'one born on a stormy night', 'one born at sea during a storm', or 'one with a stormy temperament'.
Derived from Old English 7th century storm and Norse stormr. Has some roots in Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.
- madistormyStorm Demographics
Average Male Storm Height
177.12 cm
Average Female Storm Height
162.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Storm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Storm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Storm (Arabic: استورم) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Störm or Štorm. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Storm? popularity and diffusion
The surname Storm is the 15,557th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 203,353 people. The surname Storm is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Storm reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Storm is also the 126,887th most widely held given name globally It is held by 3,202 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 14,150 people, or 1 in 25,615. In The United States Storm is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Storm exists in 121 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.
Storm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Storm has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,600 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Storm Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (59%) in Russia.
In The United States Storm are 14.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.96% being registered with the party.
The amount Storm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.82% more than the national average, earning 473,500 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 251.66% more than the national average, earning R 835,680 per year; in United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.29% less than the national average, earning $47,554 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Störm | 93 | 54 | / |
| Štorm | 93 | 8 | / |
| Storme | 91 | 2,029 | / |
| Shtorm | 91 | 1,689 | / |
| Stourm | 91 | 282 | / |
| Storrm | 91 | 13 | / |
| Stormm | 91 | 9 | / |
| Sztorm | 91 | 2 | / |
| Storhm | 91 | 2 | / |
| Stormt | 91 | 1 | / |
| Stormd | 91 | 1 | / |
| Stourme | 83 | 71 | / |
| Stormme | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sthorme | 83 | 3 | / |
| Stoorme | 83 | 1 | / |
| D'Storm | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sturm | 80 | 55,793 | / |
| Stürm | 80 | 185 | / |
| Sterm | 80 | 37 | / |
| Starm | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ztorm | 80 | 6 | / |
| Stormová | 77 | 11 | / |
| Stormova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shturm | 73 | 390 | / |
| Sturme | 73 | 267 | / |
| Szturm | 73 | 135 | / |
| Sthurm | 73 | 12 | / |
| Shterm | 73 | 4 | / |
| Szterm | 73 | 3 | / |
| Steurm | 73 | 0 | / |
| Starmm | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shturme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sturmová | 62 | 164 | / |
| Štormová | 62 | 10 | / |
| Sturmova | 62 | 8 | / |
| Šturm | 60 | 1,477 | / |
| Shturmova | 57 | 10 | / |
Storm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Storm in the Arabic language | ||
| استورم | astwrm | - |
| ستورم | stwrm | - |
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Footnotes
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