Wornum Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Wornum Surname Definition:

For Warnham, q.v.

Wornum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
England101:5,571,806158,774
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wornum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Warnham, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Warnham; a location name in Sussex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wornum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wornum is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wornum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,088,856th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Wornum reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 1,897,691. In The United States Wornum is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 47 percent reside, Georgia, where 24 percent reside and Michigan, where 14 percent reside. Other than The United States Wornum occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Wornum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wornum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wornum surname rose 4,775 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wornum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wornum are 28.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.58% registered to vote for the party.

Wornum earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning $47,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worneum921/
Wornom83203/
Bornum835/
Vornum831/
Warnum831/
Hvornum7764/
Wornunk778/
Barnum678,668/
Varnum672,454/
Burnum67400/
Vernum67237/
Vurnum6715/
Wornon673/
Warnun671/
Vornom670/
Warnom670/
Warnung62157/
Vernoum6256/
Varnnum628/
Buurnum623/
Bornaun622/
Wornoen621/
Warnhom621/
Barnnum620/
Burnnum620/
Barrnum620/
Varnaum620/
Burnuum620/
Barnhum620/
Burnhum620/
Bournoun571/
Vornhusen53194/
Warnon50305/
Varnom50126/
Varnun5010/
Barnun5010/
Vurnom500/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wornum
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