Waldum Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Waldum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waldum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Norway471:109,41014,618
Austria191:448,18144,644
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Waldum Last Name Facts

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

Waldum is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waldum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,518,885th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name Waldum is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Waldum are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 40 percent live, Wyoming, where 12 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 34 percent live and Austria, where 14 percent live.

Waldum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waldum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waldum surname rose 5,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waldum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waldum last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waldum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning 389,228 kr per year and in United States they earn 18.21% more than the national average, earning $51,008 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waldeum921/
Woldum83171/
Waldun8380/
Valdum835/
Waldom834/
Baldum831/
Waldung7772/
Balduim7722/
Waldoun771/
Waldhom771/
Waldune770/
Whealdom711/
Waldon676,785/
Voldum67134/
Baldun6727/
Waldussen676/
Valdun675/
Waldoń671/
Woldun671/
Boldum671/
Waldhausen63407/
Waldhousen630/
Balduin62662/
Balduhn6234/
Baldoun624/
Walldon623/
Walddon623/
Boldoum622/
Wauldon622/
Whaldon622/
Valdeun621/
Baldeun621/
Balduyn620/
Waldoon620/
Wealdon620/
Bouldoum57599/
Whealdon57197/
Woldon5083/
Boldun5023/
Valdhuisen501/

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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
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  • 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 Waldum
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