Germanus Forename
Approximately 2,752 people bear this name
Germanus Forename Definition:
A male name. Latin Germanus ‘a German’. There were two French saints of this name, St Germain of Auxerre (c. 378-448) and St Germain of Paris (c. 496c. 576). It was introduced into England by the Normans, and there is one Germanus in Domesday Book.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 100% | 1,390 | 1:37,977 | 3,077 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 834 | 1:309,309 | 26,698 |
| Namibia | - | 208 | 1:11,559 | 1,329 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 132 | 1:163,716 | 7,384 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 34 | 1:165,517 | 3,965 |
| United States | - | 21 | 1:17,263,666 | 147,392 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 16 | 1:11,097,772 | 123,439 |
| Germany | 100% | 12 | 1:8,056,490 | 29,150 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 11 | 1:2,768,176 | 73,791 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88% | 10 | 1:815,231 | 57,976 |
| South Africa | 100% | 9 | 1:6,059,183 | 119,004 |
| Belgium | 92% | 9 | 1:1,276,671 | 14,181 |
| Guyana | - | 6 | 1:127,210 | 8,948 |
| Botswana | 100% | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| England | 100% | 4 | 1:13,900,730 | 89,263 |
| Russia | 100% | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 4 | 1:340,355 | 15,394 |
| Brazil | - | 3 | 1:71,412,051 | 442,691 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| India | 100% | 2 | 1:607,438,986 | 4,324,298 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Croatia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
Germanus (2,138) may also be a surname.
Germanus Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Latin Germanus ‘a German’. There were two French saints of this name, St Germain of Auxerre (c. 378-448) and St Germain of Paris (c. 496c. 576). It was introduced into England by the Normans, and there is one Germanus in Domesday Book. It was not uncommon in the 13th C and gave rise to various surnames, e.g. German, Germans, Germain, Jarman, Jermyn, &c. Jerman and German mayne are found as christian name: as late as the beginning of the 17th C.
Germanus Domesday Book 1086, Curia Regis Rolls 1199, 1200, Hundred Rolls 273, Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379. Germayne Yorks Rec 1604. Jerman Visitation of London 1634.
Germanus Forename Popularity
Germanus Demographics
Average Germanus Salary in
United States
$44,962 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germanous | 94 | 1 | / |
| Germainus | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ermanus | 93 | 95 | / |
| Germanu | 93 | 16 | / |
| Hermanus | 88 | 36,362 | / |
| Germanos | 88 | 108 | / |
| Yermanus | 88 | 14 | / |
| Jermanus | 88 | 14 | / |
| Gremanus | 88 | 7 | / |
| Sermanus | 88 | 6 | / |
| Germanou | 88 | 2 | / |
| Germonus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Germaneu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zermanus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Garmanus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Germannu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ghermanu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hermannus | 82 | 104 | / |
| Herrmanus | 82 | 7 | / |
| Hermanuss | 82 | 6 | / |
| Hermaunus | 82 | 4 | / |
| Hermanush | 82 | 4 | / |
| Hermaanus | 82 | 3 | / |
| Hermagnus | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hermanuis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Heermanus | 82 | 1 | / |
| Yermanush | 82 | 1 | / |
| Germenous | 82 | 1 | / |
| Germanaud | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jermanush | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ermanos | 80 | 19 | / |
| Jermaineus | 78 | 3 | / |
| Hermaannus | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hermanos | 75 | 212 | / |
| Germanoz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hirmanus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hermonus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jearmanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hermanoes | 71 | 21 | / |
| Jermanoos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hermannos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ermanoz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hérmanos | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jermmanoose | 63 | 1 | / |
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