Wurm Surname
Approximately 17,482 people bear this surname
Wurm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9,363 | 1:8,598 | 1,058 |
| Austria | 4,600 | 1:1,851 | 142 |
| United States | 2,383 | 1:152,102 | 15,618 |
| Czechia | 156 | 1:68,163 | 11,432 |
| Australia | 145 | 1:186,177 | 18,652 |
| France | 137 | 1:484,837 | 68,361 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| Poland | 89 | 1:427,065 | 44,572 |
| Hungary | 87 | 1:112,831 | 10,739 |
| Switzerland | 74 | 1:110,985 | 11,556 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| Israel | 39 | 1:219,427 | 20,804 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 171 | 1:293,677 | 23,423 |
Wurm Demographics
Average Wurm Salary in
United States
$45,476 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wurm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wurm Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wurm occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wurm? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wurm is the 30,540th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 416,860 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wurm live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Wurm is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 9,363 people, or 1 in 8,598. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 44 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Wurm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wurm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wurm last name expanded 1,394 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wurm Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wurm last name are 16.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.98% being registered with the party.
The amount Wurm earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.75% less than the national average, earning R 107,532 per year; in United States they earn 5.39% more than the national average, earning $45,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $48,247 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wourm | 89 | 9 | / |
| Wurme | 89 | 7 | / |
| Whurm | 89 | 0 | / |
| Waurm | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wuirme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Worm | 75 | 7,617 | / |
| Burm | 75 | 1,348 | / |
| Vurm | 75 | 215 | / |
| Wirm | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wurmová | 73 | 181 | / |
| Wurmova | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bourm | 67 | 51 | / |
| Burhm | 67 | 26 | / |
| Woerm | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wormm | 67 | 10 | / |
| Woorm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vurme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buurm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burmh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whorm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wierm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baurm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Worhm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bourhm | 60 | 1 | / |
| Vaurme | 60 | 1 | / |
| Vurmová | 55 | 147 | / |
| Vurmova | 55 | 2 | / |
| Virm | 50 | 8 | / |
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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 Wurm
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