Worms Surname
Approximately 2,486 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWorms Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 661 | 1:121,793 | 14,902 |
| France | 542 | 1:122,551 | 18,551 |
| United States | 448 | 1:809,060 | 62,242 |
| Netherlands | 280 | 1:60,311 | 10,392 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| Brazil | 131 | 1:1,634,155 | 53,881 |
| Iran | 73 | 1:1,051,815 | 47,741 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 64 | 1:380,865 | 23,394 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 146 | 1:343,964 | 26,445 |
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]
A city in Germany, well-known in history.
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.
Worms Demographics
Average Worms Salary in
United States
$46,696 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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