Arm Surname

92,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Estonia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
Switzerland5031:16,3282,685
Pakistan4711:379,2867,311
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
India2561:2,996,34989,863
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Germany2231:361,01134,636
Iran2031:378,23924,709
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Indonesia1421:931,33269,143
Estonia1341:9,8641,384
England1041:535,75133,356
Thailand891:793,689128,670
France621:1,071,334116,831
Taiwan501:468,8953,561
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Armenia61:488,3639,305
China51:273,464,31313,838
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Appears to have been an ancient personal name. It is found in composition with the local surnames, Armfield, Armstead, Armsby, Armsworth, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Arm Last Name Facts

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

Arm (Arabic: عرم, Hindi: आर्म) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Ärm. Click here to see other possible spellings of Arm.

How Common Is The Last Name Arm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 92,282nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,407,134 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Arm are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 105,578th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 4,294 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 991 people, or 1 in 160,804. Aside from Bangladesh this surname exists in 79 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 16 percent live and Switzerland, where 10 percent live.

Arm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Arm surname grew 639 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arm surname are 28.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ärm8977/
Harm865,722/
Garm861,504/
Arme86597/
Airm86298/
Armm8635/
Earm8629/
Atrm8627/
Ayrm8626/
Arrm8621/
Aerm8613/
Ajrm8612/
Armå867/
Aarm865/
Arhm864/
Armt863/
Armh863/
Arzm861/
Harme75144/
Ayrem7517/
Athrm757/
Aurme757/
Airem757/
Armdt756/
Hearm756/
Aatrm755/
Airzm753/
Aharm753/
Harmm753/
Atrhm751/
Ayrım751/
Garrm751/
Armme751/
Arzmh751/
Hajrm751/
Aayrm751/
Garhm751/
Garmm751/
Earem751/
Hairm750/
Erm67746/
Orm67415/
Armova679/
Earmme676/
Armová675/
Hairem672/
Hairme671/
Aireme671/
Harmme671/
Armowa671/
Armdtt671/
Aatrrm671/
Gaurhm671/
Hearme671/

Arm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arm in the Hindi language
आर्मarma63.64
अर्मarma27.27
रामrama9.09
Arm in the Arabic language
عرمrm-

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