Durman Surname

89,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Durman Surname Definition:

Offic. 'the doorman'; v. Dorward.

Nicholas Doreman. Issues of the Exchequer.

1637. Married — John Dorman and Elizabeth Hatton: St. Antholin (London).

Durman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,1011:25,0962,866
England4761:117,05511,917
United States4241:854,85665,098
Poland2821:134,78319,607
Indonesia2551:518,62442,226
Russia1141:1,264,23791,134
Ukraine1141:399,32248,305
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Australia711:380,22131,281
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Serbia451:158,77710,708
Croatia331:128,14018,569
Belarus291:327,62335,686
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Wales211:147,35910,403
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Montenegro121:53,2973,355
France111:6,038,429280,838
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2541:95,9669,815
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

The alternate forms: Ďurman (37) & Durmań (2) are calculated separately.

Durman (1,697) may also be a first name.

Durman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Offic. 'the doorman'; v. Dorward.

Nicholas Doreman. Issues of the Exchequer.

1637. Married — John Dorman and Elizabeth Hatton: St. Antholin (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the doorman'; v. Dorman, Dorward, and Durknave.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Doorkeeper, Gatekeeper [Old English duru, a door, gale + mann]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anglo-Saxon dor, a gate or large door, and man. A door-keeper, porter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Durman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Durman (Bengali: দুর্মন, Georgian: დურმან, Hindi: दुर्मन, Marathi: दुमर्न, Oriya: ଦୁମର୍ନ, Russian: Дурман) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ďurman or Durmań. Click here for further possible spellings of Durman.

How Common Is The Last Name Durman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 89,856th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,365,476 people. The surname Durman occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Durman reside; 55 percent reside in West Asia and 55 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 186,604th most common first name world-wide, borne by 1,697 people.

The surname Durman is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 3,101 people, or 1 in 25,096. In Turkey Durman is most common in: Sanliurfa Province, where 15 percent live, Diyarbakir Province, where 13 percent live and Sirnak Province, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey Durman is found in 55 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Durman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Durman has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Durman last name rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 396 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Durman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Methodist (60%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Durman last name are 30.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Durman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.87% more than the national average, earning R 410,796 per year; in United States they earn 1.68% less than the national average, earning $42,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.62% more than the national average, earning $70,363 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ďurman9437/
Durmań942/
Durmann92125/
Durhman92122/
Deurman9262/
Dourman9243/
Daurman9213/
Durrman929/
Dhurman929/
Durmane922/
Duerman921/
Duhrman921/
Durmain921/
Durmand920/
Dourmane861,388/
Durrmann8676/
Duhrmann8655/
Durmatin8612/
Durmasın868/
Duermann864/
Durhmann861/
Dourhman861/
Dorman8324,939/
Dirman831,816/
Durmon83225/
Durmam8331/
Durmanova801,599/
Durmanová809/
Durmazsen806/
Dourhmane804/
Doorman77494/
Doerman77144/
Dierman77137/
Dirmann77129/
Durmont7755/
Dormain7750/
Dorrman7717/
Dürmann7716/
Dirrman7713/
Dorhman779/
Durmond777/
Dormanh774/
Dormhan774/
Dhorman772/
Dormahn771/
Dormman771/
Durmone771/
Durmham771/
Dhirman771/
Dihrman770/
Diermann71617/
Doermann71245/
Doehrman71245/
Dürrmann71149/
Dorrmann71122/
Doerrman7157/
Durmmond7115/
Dirrmann715/
D'Ormain714/
Durmonth711/
Dormon67723/
Doehrmann67246/
Dirmon67161/
Doerrmann6757/
Ďurmanová6724/
Durmonová679/
Dořman675/
Durmonova671/

Durman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durman in the Georgian language
დურმანdurman-
Durman in the Bengali language
দুর্মনdurmana-
Durman in the Oriya language
ଦୁମର୍ନdumarna90
ଦୁମନdumana4.29
ଦୂମର୍ନdumarna3.57
ଦୁମର୍ାନdumarana1.43
ଦୁମଜ୍ନdumajna0.71
Durman in the Marathi language
दुमर्नdumarna75
दुमduma25
Durman in the Hindi language
दुर्मनdurmana55.56
दुरमनduramana33.33
दूरमनduramana11.11
Durman in the Russian language
Дурманdurman-

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