Worm Surname
Approximately 7,617 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWorm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,084 | 1:26,104 | 3,451 |
| United States | 1,521 | 1:238,303 | 22,816 |
| Denmark | 1,323 | 1:4,267 | 380 |
| Netherlands | 484 | 1:34,891 | 5,857 |
| Brazil | 464 | 1:461,367 | 17,485 |
| Belgium | 85 | 1:135,255 | 19,444 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Venezuela | 78 | 1:387,232 | 8,103 |
| France | 77 | 1:862,633 | 101,453 |
| Austria | 62 | 1:137,346 | 18,671 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Poland | 42 | 1:904,970 | 68,062 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Grenada | 7 | 1:15,505 | 950 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 218 | 1:230,361 | 19,417 |
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).
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.
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worme | 89 | 515 | / |
| Wohrm | 89 | 14 | / |
| Woerm | 89 | 14 | / |
| Wormm | 89 | 10 | / |
| Wourm | 89 | 9 | / |
| Woorm | 89 | 2 | / |
| Whorm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Worhm | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wormth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wurm | 75 | 17,482 | / |
| Borm | 75 | 1,766 | / |
| Warm | 75 | 1,230 | / |
| Vorm | 75 | 477 | / |
| Werm | 75 | 46 | / |
| Wärm | 75 | 35 | / |
| Uorm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wormová | 73 | 7 | / |
| Warme | 67 | 3,104 | / |
| Wärme | 67 | 312 | / |
| Warmt | 67 | 65 | / |
| Bourm | 67 | 51 | / |
| Vorme | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wurme | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wherm | 67 | 5 | / |
| Warrm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bormm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weerm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voirm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wörme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehrm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uorme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borhm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wharm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boorm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boirm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whurm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waurm | 67 | 0 | / |
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