Erdman Surname

45,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Erdman Surname Definition:

(German) The land worker or farmer.

Erdman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,9361:40,5624,983
Russia7041:204,72022,455
Poland5951:63,88010,035
Canada3621:101,78311,046
Israel1241:69,0138,556
Brazil1191:1,798,94458,246
Belarus771:123,39017,948
England721:773,86242,299
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Ukraine531:858,91984,338
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Australia341:793,99150,673
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
Latvia261:78,84811,595
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
France121:5,535,227269,324
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1231:44,7185,175

Erdman (272) may also be a first name.

Erdman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The land worker or farmer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Erdman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erdman (Russian: Эрдман) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erdman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,199th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 634,693 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Erdman live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 538,995th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 272 people.

The surname Erdman is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 8,936 people, or 1 in 40,562. In The United States Erdman is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 13 percent live, Minnesota, where 7 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 6 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Erdman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Erdman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Erdman surname grew 796 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,440 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Erdman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Catholic (50%) in Belarus.

In The United States Erdman are 33.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.96% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Erdman earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $46,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $53,105 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erdmann9240,223/
Herdman925,245/
Erdmane92309/
Gerdman92106/
Eardman9248/
Eerdman9241/
Eurdman923/
Erdmand923/
Yerdman922/
Erdmman921/
Herdmann86248/
Heardman8667/
Erddmann869/
Eardmann864/
Eerdmann863/
Erdmannn861/
Erdhmann861/
Herdmane861/
Erdmaann861/
Heirdman860/
Gierdman860/
Herdmand860/
Erdmannd860/
Ordman83356/
Ardman83147/
Erdmam8312/
Erdmon833/
Irdman830/
Heerdmann8029/
Erdmanova8012/
Hoerdmann801/
Heardmann801/
Hardman7727,570/
Hirdman7774/
Ordmann7711/
Hordman779/
Erdmond771/
Ardmann771/
Artdman771/
Herdmon771/
Yordman770/
Aardman770/
Airdman770/
Erdmannová754/
Hardmann7137/
Heardmon7111/
Hardmean712/
Hairdman711/
Hardmahn711/
Herdmond710/
Ardmon670/

Erdman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erdman in the Russian language
Эрдманerdman-

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