Wurum Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wurum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670

Wurum (33) may also be a first name.

Wurum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wurum is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Wurum reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wurum is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 33 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea Wurum is primarily concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 69 percent live, Western Highlands, where 21 percent live and East Sepik, where 10 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Wurum is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Wurum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wurum last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Wurum earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.65% less than the national average, earning $20,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wurume9118/
Wouroum831/
Burum801,185/
Worum80172/
Wirum80114/
Vurum8096/
Wurom8015/
Wórum804/
Wurun802/
Wouroume771/
Wierum73122/
Burrum7367/
Burhum735/
Buraum732/
Buyrum731/
Buurum731/
Buroum731/
Baurum731/
Buhrum731/
Bouroum6711/
Vuttrum672/
Vouroum672/
Buyruim670/

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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 Wurum
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