Wickum Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

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

Wickum Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Wickham (manor or dwelling place, or homestead with a dairy farm), the name of various places in England.

Wickum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:927,00569,520
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Wickum (361) may also be a first name.

Wickum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Wickham (manor or dwelling place, or homestead with a dairy farm), the name of various places in England.

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

Wickum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wickum is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 666,162nd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Wickum reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wickum is also the 458,188th most frequent first name globally It is held by 361 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 927,005. In The United States Wickum is most numerous in: California, where 18 percent reside, Montana, where 16 percent reside and Minnesota, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Wickum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wickum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wickum last name expanded 782 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wickum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wickum last name are 2.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wickum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.91% more than the national average, earning $48,289 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $49,305 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weickum92292/
Whickum9240/
Wickhum920/
Wikum91428/
Weikum83658/
Witkum8345/
Wickom8326/
Waikum8319/
Waicum837/
Weicum832/
Widkum831/
Vickum831/
Wiskum831/
Wiccum830/
Witcum830/
Weitkum7727/
Whitcum7714/
Bickoum774/
Whickom770/
Wikom73511/
Vikum73496/
Vicum7329/
Bicum7324/
Wekum7324/
Wicom733/
Wycum730/
Vikoum67756/
Biccum67387/
Viskum67227/
Viscum6729/
Vaikum6716/
Weikom6713/
Wejkum678/
Boicum678/
Veikum677/
Waikom676/
Bikkum673/
Wikhom672/
Wegkum671/
Wekume671/
Woikom671/
Vikume671/
Vitkum671/
Weekum671/
Wukaum671/
Bicoum671/
Waicom671/
Vaicum671/
Weykum670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wickum
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