Ermias Surname

12,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Ermias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ermias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia43,4641:2,244393
Philippines601:1,687,304110,517
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ermias (93,802) may also be a first name.

Ermias Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ermias occurs most in Ethiopia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ermias? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,870th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 167,146 people. The last name Ermias occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ermias live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Ermias is also the 10,787th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 93,802 people.

This surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 43,464 people, or 1 in 2,244. Outside of Ethiopia Ermias exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Ermias Last Name Statistics demography

Ermias earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.64% less than the national average, earning $32,519 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hermias92648/
Jermias92355/
Yermias92162/
Germias9231/
Earmias924/
Ermiays924/
Ermiase924/
Eirmias921/
Ermiass921/
Ermia91161/
Yermiash8617/
Jermiasj863/
Jermiasp861/
Hermieas861/
Earmiase861/
Ermyas832,259/
Hermia83246/
Germia83195/
Armias83116/
Irmias8333/
Ermiah8311/
Ermija831/
Ermioa831/
Hermios7772/
Hormias7769/
Hermiah7721/
Hermiat7712/
Ermyase773/
Earmeas771/
Ermyass771/
Armijas771/
Hermioa771/
Ermogia771/
Irmia73249/
Ermio73247/
Irmijase711/
Germaiya711/
Hermio6765/
Germio6758/
Irmiah6737/
Yormia6720/
Ermijo679/
Hermea673/
Jirmia672/
Irmiea671/
Armios671/
Jremia671/
Yirmia671/
Irmiay671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ermias
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