Weum Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Weum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2651:19,4052,466
United States2391:1,516,565103,003
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Weum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weum is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Weum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weum? popularity and diffusion

Weum is the 599,225th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. Weum is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Weum live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 19,405. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 89 percent live, Western Norway, where 9 percent live and Northern Norway, where 1 percent live. Excluding Norway it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Weum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weum last name grew 7,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weum surname are 9.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Weum earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.25% more than the national average, earning 350,410 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.95% more than the national average, earning $53,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $51,484 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weium8949/
Wheum891/
Weume891/
Wem86422/
Wum86142/
Veum75815/
Wuam75749/
Beum75476/
Waem75411/
Waum75302/
Weam75261/
Weme75207/
Wemm75114/
Wiem75103/
Wume7578/
Weim7559/
Woum7559/
Weem7538/
Weun7536/
Whem7522/
Wemh759/
Wuim755/
Weym753/
Wehm753/
Wemt752/
Vwem752/
Wujm751/
Wgum751/
Wejm751/
Wumk751/
Wuom751/
Woem751/
Wetm751/
Wuem750/
Wumg750/
Wayem67466/
Wahum67357/
Wemme67174/
Woume67105/
Weham6787/
Wajum6779/
Wojem6772/
Veium6768/
Waeem6767/
Wajem6764/
Wejem6754/
Wayum6740/
Weime6739/
Weyme6735/
Wuyam6731/
Weung6721/
Weyam6719/
Waume6718/
Weyom6717/
Weeme6716/
Wheme6715/
Woyem6713/
Woumn6710/
Beyum679/
Weyim677/
Wuyim677/
Wowem676/
Weiam676/
Wemdt675/
Wucem674/
Wahem673/
Weame673/
Wiehm673/
Weune673/
Wejim673/
Wehem673/
Wemdd672/
Wiyem672/
Wemdh672/
Weuen672/
Beium672/
Beuhm672/
Weyem672/
Wusem672/
Wejam671/
Wutim671/
Woeim671/
Weuan671/
Wejme671/
Weysm671/
Waeim671/
Wumme671/
Waiem671/
Weemh671/
Wheem671/
Wuiam671/
Wumkc671/
Veyum671/
Wuyom671/
Wusim671/
Wheam670/
Wuimt670/
Weiem670/
Veumt670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Weum
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