Arm Surname
Approximately 5,179 people bear this surname
Arm Surname Definition:
(English) 1 From a trade-sign of an Arm or Arms. Or a nickname. [Old Englishe)arm] 2 Poor, Wretched. [Old English e)arm]
Arm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 991 | 1:160,804 | 5,900 |
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| Switzerland | 503 | 1:16,328 | 2,685 |
| Pakistan | 471 | 1:379,286 | 7,311 |
| United States | 358 | 1:1,012,455 | 74,653 |
| India | 256 | 1:2,996,349 | 89,863 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Germany | 223 | 1:361,011 | 34,636 |
| Iran | 203 | 1:378,239 | 24,709 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Indonesia | 142 | 1:931,332 | 69,143 |
| Estonia | 134 | 1:9,864 | 1,384 |
| England | 104 | 1:535,751 | 33,356 |
| Thailand | 89 | 1:793,689 | 128,670 |
| France | 62 | 1:1,071,334 | 116,831 |
| Taiwan | 50 | 1:468,895 | 3,561 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Armenia | 6 | 1:488,363 | 9,305 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56 | 1:896,762 | 54,350 |
The alternate forms: Ärm (77) are calculated separately.
Arm (4,294) may also be a first name.
Arm Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 From a trade-sign of an Arm or Arms. Or a nickname. [Old Englishe)arm] 2 Poor, Wretched. [Old English e)arm]
Appears to have been an ancient personal name. It is found in composition with the local surnames, Armfield, Armstead, Armsby, Armsworth, &c.
A name which is also found in local surnames; as in Armfield, Armsby, Armsworth, &c. It may be the same as Orme. See Worm, Ram, Rum. Ferguson gives also the name Arms, which he derives from Anglo-Saxon arm, poor.
Arm Demographics
Average Arm Salary in
United States
$46,168 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arm (Arabic: عرم, Hindi: आर्म) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It may be rendered as a variant: Ärm. Click here to see other potential spellings of Arm.
How Common Is The Last Name Arm? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 92,282nd most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,407,134 people. The surname Arm occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Arm reside; 53 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Arm is also the 105,578th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,294 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 991 people, or 1 in 160,804. Other than Bangladesh this last name exists in 79 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 16 percent reside and Switzerland, where 10 percent reside.
Arm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Arm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arm surname rose 639 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Arm Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Arm surname are 28.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Arm earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.22% less than the national average, earning R 153,948 per year; in United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.26% more than the national average, earning $64,218 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ärm | 89 | 77 | / |
| Harm | 86 | 5,722 | / |
| Garm | 86 | 1,504 | / |
| Arme | 86 | 597 | / |
| Airm | 86 | 298 | / |
| Armm | 86 | 35 | / |
| Earm | 86 | 29 | / |
| Atrm | 86 | 27 | / |
| Ayrm | 86 | 26 | / |
| Arrm | 86 | 21 | / |
| Aerm | 86 | 13 | / |
| Ajrm | 86 | 12 | / |
| Armå | 86 | 7 | / |
| Aarm | 86 | 5 | / |
| Arhm | 86 | 4 | / |
| Armt | 86 | 3 | / |
| Armh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Arzm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Harme | 75 | 144 | / |
| Ayrem | 75 | 17 | / |
| Athrm | 75 | 7 | / |
| Aurme | 75 | 7 | / |
| Airem | 75 | 7 | / |
| Armdt | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hearm | 75 | 6 | / |
| Aatrm | 75 | 5 | / |
| Airzm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aharm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Harmm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Atrhm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayrım | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garrm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Armme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arzmh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hajrm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aayrm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garhm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garmm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Earem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hairm | 75 | 0 | / |
| Erm | 67 | 746 | / |
| Orm | 67 | 415 | / |
| Armova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Earmme | 67 | 6 | / |
| Armová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hairem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hairme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aireme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harmme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Armowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Armdtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aatrrm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaurhm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hearme | 67 | 1 | / |
Arm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arm in the Hindi language | ||
| आर्म | arma | 63.64 |
| अर्म | arma | 27.27 |
| राम | rama | 9.09 |
| Arm in the Arabic language | ||
| عرم | rm | - |
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