Erdmann Surname

13,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Erdmann Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Land-Worker [from Ger. erde, O.H.Ger. erda, earth, ground, soil + mann, man] Some German writers on surnames say that this name is from Hartmann!

Erdmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany29,6641:2,714271
United States5,6731:63,8927,478
Brazil1,8231:117,4304,454
Poland1,0521:36,1305,586
Denmark2771:20,3782,037
Canada2221:165,97116,704
France1881:353,31252,982
Argentina1731:247,07220,033
Netherlands1721:98,18115,982
Mexico1181:1,051,91713,496
Thailand1131:625,118105,836
Switzerland1071:76,7568,915
Australia991:272,68424,601
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Austria711:119,93616,774
Norway511:100,82913,689
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
England391:1,428,66862,556
Chile381:463,59112,075
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malta11:430,2723,380
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:126,49512,200

Erdmann (736) may also be a first name.

Erdmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Land-Worker [from Ger. erde, O.H.Ger. erda, earth, ground, soil + mann, man] Some German writers on surnames say that this name is from Hartmann!

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) The land worker or farmer.

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

Erdmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erdmann (Arabic: اردمان, Russian: Эрдманн) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Erdmann.

How Common Is The Last Name Erdmann? popularity and diffusion

The last name Erdmann is the 13,860th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 181,179 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Erdmann are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Erdmann is also the 303,463rd most common first name internationally, borne by 736 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 29,664 people, or 1 in 2,714. In Germany Erdmann is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Berlin, where 9 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Erdmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Erdmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Erdmann surname expanded 1,429 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Erdmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Erdmann surname are 11.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.51% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Erdmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning 324,826 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 83.15% more than the national average, earning R 435,228 per year; in United States they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $45,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $55,141 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herdmann93248/
Erddmann939/
Eardmann934/
Eerdmann933/
Erdmaann931/
Erdmannn931/
Erdhmann931/
Erdmannd930/
Erdman9211,482/
Heerdmann8829/
Hoerdmann881/
Heardmann881/
Herdman865,245/
Erdmane86309/
Gerdman86106/
Eardman8648/
Eerdman8641/
Ordmann8611/
Eurdman863/
Erdmand863/
Erdmman861/
Ardmann861/
Erdmannová824/
Heardman8067/
Hardmann8037/
Herdmane801/
Herdmand800/
Heirdman800/
Ordman77356/
Ardman77147/
Erdmam7712/
Erdmon773/
Irdman770/
Erdmanova7512/
Hardman7127,570/
Hirdman7174/
Hordman719/
Erdmond711/
Artdman711/
Herdmon711/
Aardman710/
Yordman710/
Airdman710/
Heardmon6711/
Hardmean672/
Hairdman671/
Hardmahn671/
Herdmond670/

Erdmann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erdmann in the Russian language
Эрдманнerdmann-
Erdmann in the Arabic language
اردمانardman-

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