Woollum Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Woollum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woollum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Woollum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woollum is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,918,812th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Woollum are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Woollum is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 3,897,408. In The United States Woollum is most prevalent in: California, where 20 percent are found, Virginia, where 14 percent are found and Kentucky, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Woollum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woollum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woollum surname increased 291 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woollum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woollum surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Woollum earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.58% more than the national average, earning $57,640 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolum921,185/
Wollum92471/
Wooluum861/
Wooloum861/
Wollhum860/
Woollun860/
Wollume860/
Woolume860/
Woollom860/
Wolum83128/
Woillume800/
Wallum77489/
Bollum77286/
Wullum77245/
Vollum77237/
Woslum77175/
Wollom7773/
Woolun775/
Wollun772/
Boolum772/
Woolom771/
Wolume771/
Wolhum770/
Woollon71132/
Wollung7110/
Wallium717/
Walloum711/
Wolom67655/
Bolum67361/
Walum67229/
Wollyung67122/
Volum6723/
Wolliung6716/
Wulum6711/
Wolun672/
Woluchim671/
Woolyung670/

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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 Woollum
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