Wierum Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belize

Wierum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wierum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany941:856,44161,781
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belize11:355,4743,977
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wierum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wierum is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wierum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,637,889th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Wierum reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wierum is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 856,441. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found. Other than Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Wierum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wierum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wierum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wierum surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

Wierum earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werum91376/
Wirum91114/
Wehrum83500/
Weirum83109/
Wejrum8325/
Weyrum8311/
Werrum837/
Wesrum831/
Werume831/
Wearum831/
Wairum831/
Wereum831/
Wherum830/
Bierrum7740/
Wierung771/
Wiergun771/
Wergoum771/
Birum73210/
Berum73201/
Wurum7356/
Verum7326/
Werom7325/
Wyrum7322/
Virum7316/
Wirom732/
Berrum67773/
Vejrum67211/
Veirum6796/
Boirum6739/
Beerum6724/
Wairom6722/
Virzum6718/
Beroum6717/
Bjerum6715/
Bereum6714/
Vitrum6712/
Wirrom678/
Biroum678/
Bejrum678/
Bairum675/
Vergum675/
Beraum674/
Bearum674/
Berhum674/
Verume673/
Verrum673/
Beruim672/
Berumm671/
Bieruń671/
Wearom670/

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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 Wierum
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