Storms Surname

44,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Storms Surname Definition:

Storm’s (Son): v. Storm.

Storms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,4201:48,8495,918
Belgium1,9161:6,000739
Netherlands7361:22,9453,682
Germany5911:136,21916,567
Canada5841:63,0927,380
Mexico991:1,253,80014,809
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia341:793,99150,673
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7761:28,2763,464

Storms (28) may also be a first name.

Storms Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Storm’s (Son): v. Storm.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Storm (storm); variants of Sturm, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Storms Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Storms? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 44,604th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 625,594 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Storms reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 28 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 7,420 people, or 1 in 48,849. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States Storms occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 16 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Storms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Storms has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 418 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 389 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Storms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Storms last name are 20.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Storms earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.18% less than the national average, earning R 78,000 per year; in United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,053 CAD per year.

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Storms Reference & Research

Storm DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Storm FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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