Wassum Surname

451,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Wassum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wassum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5841:620,64950,175
Germany1091:738,58255,640
Norway351:146,92218,432
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Wassum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wassum occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wassum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 451,199th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,678,016 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Wassum reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 584 people, or 1 in 620,649. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 17 percent live, Virginia, where 16 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent live and Norway, where 5 percent live.

Wassum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wassum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,062 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wassum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wassum surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wassum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 20.18% more than the national average, earning 415,922 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning $46,127 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassoum922/
Washsum921/
Wasum91785/
Wassom83805/
Washum83192/
Bassum83106/
Wossum8384/
Wahsum8332/
Vassum8331/
Wessum839/
Wasium834/
Watsum834/
Waisum831/
Wasaum831/
Wasume831/
Bassoum774,785/
Hvassum772/
Waysoum771/
Bashsum771/
Baissum771/
Vashsum771/
Whassom771/
Wasshun771/
Wahshum771/
Washumn770/
Wesshum770/
Basum73548/
Wasun73275/
Vasum7394/
Wasom7333/
Wosum731/
Waxum731/
Beassoum711,835/
Vaissoum71884/
Vaïssoum714/
Baissoum713/
Weissoum711/
Baassoum711/
Vatssoum711/
Washhume711/
Basssoum711/
Wasson6714,594/
Wachum673,842/
Vashum671,368/
Bausum67178/
Wasiun67117/
Bossum6762/
Washom6754/
Wuasom6749/
Wasune6729/
Bashum6727/
Washun6726/
Waseun6722/
Basoum6717/
Waisom6713/
Wasuin675/
Waysom674/
Bassun673/
Basumm673/
Vessum672/
Wossom672/
Wahsun672/
Baisum671/
Wasuun671/
Waszun671/
Vaisum671/
Waasom671/
Wasjun671/
Waissoune671/
Weseum671/
Wasunt671/
Wasoom671/
Wasgun671/
Vassun671/
Waisun670/

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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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  • 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 Wassum
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