Wossum Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wossum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wossum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wossum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wossum is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wossum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wossum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,047,559th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wossum are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 80 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside.

Wossum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wossum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wossum surname expanded 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wossum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wossum last name are 29.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76% registered to vote for the political party.

Wossum earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.89% less than the national average, earning $37,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wosum911/
Wassum83753/
Bossum8362/
Wessum839/
Wussum838/
Wossom832/
Boussum7791/
Bossoum7714/
Wassoum772/
Washsum771/
Wesshum770/
Wasum73785/
Bosum73325/
Wusum73176/
Wosun7340/
Vosum7332/
Wosom7313/
Boussoum71764/
Wassom67805/
Bousum67251/
Washum67192/
Bassum67106/
Bussum6741/
Wahsum6732/
Vassum6731/
Bozsum6721/
Watsum674/
Wasium674/
Woosun673/
Vessum672/
Bossun672/
Wosson672/
Woshun671/
Boosum671/
Weseum671/
Wasaum671/
Wuosun671/
Wasume671/
Wosune671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wossum
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