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 surname Wierum is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wierum? popularity and diffusion

Wierum is the 1,637,889th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is mostly 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 widespread in Germany, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 856,441. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live. Besides Germany it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Wierum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wierum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wierum surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wierum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wierum surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the 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
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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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