Woldum Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Woldum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woldum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Canada441:837,40065,151
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Norway91:571,36544,190

Woldum Last Name Facts

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

Woldum occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woldum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,315,412th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name Woldum is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Woldum live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 3,485,182. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 32 percent live, Kansas, where 23 percent live and Missouri, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Woldum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woldum surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Woldum earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.96% more than the national average, earning 408,224 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.38% less than the national average, earning $39,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $54,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waldum83137/
Voldum83134/
Boldum831/
Woldun831/
Boldoum772/
Waldeum771/
Bouldoum71599/
Buldum67879/
Woldon6783/
Waldun6780/
Boldun6723/
Valdum675/
Waldom674/
Baldum671/
Bolduin6294/
Waldung6272/
Balduim6222/
Voldund621/
Waldoun621/
Wooldon621/
Waldhom621/
Waldune620/
Bouldoun5711/
Beuldoum571/
Waldussen536/
Waldon506,785/
Waldhausen50407/
Baldun5027/
Valdun505/
Waldoń501/
Waldhousen500/

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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 Woldum
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