Worum Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Worum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway951:54,1297,765
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Wórum (4) are calculated separately.

Worum (16) may also be a first name.

Worum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worum has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also be found in the variant forms: Wórum. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Worum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Worum is the 1,310,135th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Worum reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Scandinavia. Worum is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 54,129. In Norway it is most numerous in: Northern Norway, where 35 percent are found, Western Norway, where 28 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 22 percent are found. Beside Norway this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Denmark, where 11 percent are found.

Worum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Worum are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Worum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning 345,403 kr per year and in United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wórum934/
Worgum9138/
Worgoum831/
Wouroum831/
Borum803,414/
Warum80509/
Werum80376/
Vorum80104/
Worom8085/
Wurum8056/
Worun802/
Wouroume771/
Wehrum73500/
Worung73364/
Warrum73165/
Boorum7382/
Boroum7348/
Boirum7339/
Borrum7336/
Waarum7331/
Wurume7318/
Warume7310/
Voraum739/
Werrum737/
Worrom733/
Worzom733/
Woraun733/
Worgun732/
Boreum732/
Warumk731/
Wereum731/
Woroun731/
Worhun731/
Wharum730/
Wherum730/
Warhum730/
Borroum67121/
Worusen6735/
Bouroum6711/
Waharum675/
Borhoum673/
Wargoum672/
Vouroum672/
Worou'n671/
Worzomh671/
Wharrum670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Worum
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