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.
Worm Demographics
Worm Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Worm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Worm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Worm occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Worm? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 65,529th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 956,748 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Worm are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 910,230th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 107 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,084 people, or 1 in 26,104. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Saxony, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 9 percent live. Beside Germany this last name exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Denmark, where 17 percent live.
Worm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Worm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Worm last name expanded 698 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Worm Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (58%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Worm surname are 13.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.24% registered with the political 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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