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Where Does The Last Name Straum Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Straum is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Straum? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,286,243^rd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. Straum is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Straum reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 34,745. In Norway it is mostly found in: Northern Norway, where 41 percent live, Southern Norway, where 22 percent live and Western Norway, where 15 percent live. Barring Norway it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Straum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Straum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Straum surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Straum Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Straum surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Straum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.45% less than the national average, earning 313,363 kr per year and in United States they earn 23.1% less than the national average, earning $33,183 USD per year.