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 surname Worm is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Worm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Worm is the 65,529th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 956,748 people. The last name is mostly found 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 held first name in the world, borne by 107 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 3,084 people, or 1 in 26,104. In Germany Worm is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside, Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Bavaria, where 9 percent reside. Beside Germany Worm exists in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Denmark, where 17 percent reside.

Worm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Worm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (58%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Worm are 13.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.24% being 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

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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