Wollum Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Wollum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wollum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Norway821:62,7118,910
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Wollum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wollum is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 643,972nd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Wollum reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Wollum is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 348 people, or 1 in 1,041,549. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 19 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Wollum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wollum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wollum surname expanded 773 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wollum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wollum surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Wollum earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 15.18% less than the national average, earning 293,556 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $45,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.06% more than the national average, earning $53,192 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollum9294/
Wollhum920/
Wollume920/
Wolum91128/
Woillume860/
Woolum831,185/
Wallum83489/
Bollum83286/
Wullum83245/
Vollum83237/
Woslum83175/
Wollom8373/
Wollun832/
Wolume831/
Wolhum830/
Whellum7797/
Wollung7710/
Wallium777/
Wooluum771/
Wooloum771/
Walloum771/
Woollun770/
Woolume770/
Woollom770/
Wolom73655/
Bolum73361/
Walum73229/
Volum7323/
Welum7314/
Wulum7311/
Wolun732/
Wollyung71122/
Wolliung7116/
Woluchim711/
Wuillaume67535/
Vullum67191/
Whalum67179/
Ballum67173/
Volume67152/
Bullum67121/
Wallom6796/
Walume6784/
Voillaume6764/
Vallum6764/
Vollom6727/
Wallun6720/
Boloum6715/
Wahlum6710/
Volyum677/
Welaum677/
Walium676/
Woolun675/
Wollon674/
Boolum672/
Vollun671/
Wallumová671/
Wolunk671/
Woolom671/
Wulium671/
Bolium671/
Bollun671/
Volium671/
Whelum671/
Wollausen671/

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