Wourms Surname

454,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Canada

Wourms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wourms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2621:253,52239,145
Canada2481:148,57115,198
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wourms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wourms occurs most in France. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wourms? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 454,357th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 9,768,828 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wourms reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wourms is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 253,522. In France it is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 92 percent are found, Occitanie, where 3 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 3 percent are found. Not including France this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 31 percent are found.

Wourms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wourms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wourms surname rose 4,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wourms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wourms are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wourms earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $39,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.83% less than the national average, earning $45,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worms912,486/
Wurms91238/
Whorms83385/
Waurms831/
Whormms771/
Borms731,110/
Vorms73427/
Burms73219/
Würms7393/
Wormz7363/
Warms7360/
Beurms67252/
Wurmseher6766/
Wharms671/
Borrms671/
Barms555/
Burmz551/
Varms551/
Barmms500/
Warmch500/

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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 Wourms
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