Worms Surname

172,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Worms Surname Definition:

(English) Worm’s or Wurm’s (Son) [the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wurm(a is from wurm, serpent, dragon] (Celtic-Latin) One from Worms (Germany), acc. Wormatia, a Latinized form of the Latin-Celt.

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Worms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6611:121,79314,902
France5421:122,55118,551
United States4481:809,06062,242
Netherlands2801:60,31110,392
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Brazil1311:1,634,15553,881
Iran731:1,051,81547,741
England541:1,031,81650,675
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Israel301:285,25425,178
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Wales41:773,63329,106
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Worms (38) may also be a first name.

Worms Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Worm’s or Wurm’s (Son) [the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wurm(a is from wurm, serpent, dragon] (Celtic-Latin) One from Worms (Germany), acc. Wormatia, a Latinized form of the Latin-Celt. Borbetomagus [Gaulish magos = Old Irish mag (Irish and Gaelic magh), a plain, field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A city in Germany, well-known in history.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name has been derived from Anglo-Saxon wurm, English worm, a serpent; Old Norse ormr, Danish, form, whence it is said we have Orme. It is rather from Worms, the celebrated German city.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Worms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Worms is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Worms? popularity and diffusion

Worms is the 172,943rd most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,931,434 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Worms reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Worms is also the 1,662,754th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 38 people.

The surname Worms is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 121,793. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 9 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in France, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Worms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Worms has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 307 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Worms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Worms surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Worms earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 13.84% more than the national average, earning €34,186 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.81% less than the national average, earning R 152,544 per year; in United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.97% less than the national average, earning $44,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wourms91746/
Whorms91385/
Whormms831/
Borms801,110/
Vorms80427/
Wurms80238/
Würms8093/
Wormz8063/
Warms8060/
Werms800/
Wharms731/
Borrms731/
Waurms731/
Burms60219/
Börms6018/
Barms605/
Verms602/
Varms601/
Wurmseher5766/
Beurms55252/
Värmås554/
Warmch550/
Barmms550/

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