Wium Surname

334,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wium Surname Definition:

Possibly “Basket Maker”. Originally written Vion or Wion. The first bearer of the name came to South Africa from Denmark, but may have been of Huguenot origin. See Viljoen.

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Wium Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7211:75,1429,331
Denmark1971:28,6532,975
Norway721:71,42110,051
Canada401:921,14070,350
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Iceland131:29,2382,297
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

The alternate forms: Wíum (32) are calculated separately.

Wium (48) may also be a first name.

Wium Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Possibly “Basket Maker”. Originally written Vion or Wion. The first bearer of the name came to South Africa from Denmark, but may have been of Huguenot origin. See Viljoen.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Wium means 'sacred place', 'a place for old things', or 'sacred landscape'. It is from the bronze age and viking age. Wolf veum means a man that creates trouble in a holy place. It can also refer to wetlands.

- eliwium

Wium Last Name Facts

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

Wium is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant: Wíum. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wium? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 334,874th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,613,018 people. Wium is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Wium reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 48 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 721 people, or 1 in 75,142. In South Africa Wium is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 40 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent live. Other than South Africa it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 18 percent live and Norway, where 7 percent live.

Wium Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wium last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wium earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.99% more than the national average, earning 415,260 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 118.71% more than the national average, earning R 519,744 per year; in United States they earn 25.87% less than the national average, earning $31,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning $44,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wíum9232/
Weium8949/
Wiume8925/
Wijum895/
Wihum890/
Waiyum8051/
Vium75411/
Bium75101/
Wyum7581/
Wiun7563/
Uium751/
Wjum751/
Buium67224/
Wuyum6769/
Veium6768/
Bioum6741/
Bihum6729/
Viume6725/
Bijum6723/
Wijun6723/
Vijum6718/
Wiung6712/
Beium672/
Wieun671/
Biuhm671/
Uiuum671/
Wihun671/
Voium671/
Wuyom671/

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