Worm Surname

65,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Worm Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Worm,' i.e. Orme, which see. 'U' precedes 'O' and 'W' in many names; compare Ulf and Wolf, Oddard and Woodard, &c.

John Worme, Close Roll, I Henry IV. pt.

Thomas Worme, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Worm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0841:26,1043,451
United States1,5211:238,30322,816
Denmark1,3231:4,267380
Netherlands4841:34,8915,857
Brazil4641:461,36717,485
Belgium851:135,25519,444
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Venezuela781:387,2328,103
France771:862,633101,453
Austria621:137,34618,671
Australia581:465,44335,949
Canada501:736,91258,785
Poland421:904,97068,062
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England191:2,932,529101,561
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Czechia111:966,67976,885
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
China91:151,924,6187,954
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Grenada71:15,505950
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:230,36119,417

Worm (107) may also be a first name.

Worm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Worm,' i.e. Orme, which see. 'U' precedes 'O' and 'W' in many names; compare Ulf and Wolf, Oddard and Woodard, &c.

John Worme, Close Roll, I Henry IV. pt.

Thomas Worme, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

William Worme, 1519: Memorials of the Church of Ss. Peter and Wilfrid, Ripon.

1569. Married —John Worme and Bridgett Vaughan: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1612. Cordwell Hamond and Margaret Worme: Marriage Lic (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the Old Norse, Ormr; in the Domesday Book, Orm, Ormar; from the Danish, Worm; from the Dutch, Wormer; from the German, Wormt, Wurm; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Worm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worm is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 65,529th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 956,748 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Worm live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 910,230th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 107 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 3,084 people, or 1 in 26,104. In Germany Worm is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 9 percent are found. Other than Germany Worm exists in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Denmark, where 17 percent are found.

Worm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Worm has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 698 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Worm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (58%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Worm surname are 13.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.24% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Worm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning 335,124 kr per year; in Peru they earn 60.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,722 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.77% more than the national average, earning R 308,376 per year; in United States they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $42,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $49,159 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worme89515/
Wohrm8914/
Woerm8914/
Wormm8910/
Wourm899/
Woorm892/
Whorm891/
Worhm890/
Wormth801/
Wurm7517,482/
Borm751,766/
Warm751,230/
Vorm75477/
Werm7546/
Wärm7535/
Uorm751/
Wormová737/
Warme673,104/
Wärme67312/
Warmt6765/
Bourm6751/
Vorme6711/
Wurme677/
Wherm675/
Warrm672/
Bormm671/
Weerm671/
Voirm671/
Wörme671/
Wehrm671/
Uorme671/
Borhm671/
Wharm671/
Boorm671/
Boirm670/
Whurm670/
Waurm670/

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