Ermyas Surname

187,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Ermyas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ermyas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ermyas (1,414) may also be a first name.

Ermyas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ermyas is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ermyas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ermyas is the 187,259th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,226,005 people. The surname Ermyas occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ermyas live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 207,699th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 1,414 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Other than Ethiopia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ermyase923/
Ermyass921/
Ermias8343,600/
Hermias77648/
Jermias77355/
Yermias77162/
Germias7731/
Earmias774/
Ermiays774/
Ermiase774/
Earmeas771/
Eirmias771/
Ermiass771/
Ermia73161/
Irmya7344/
Yermiash7117/
Jermiasj713/
Earmiase711/
Hermieas711/
Germaiya711/
Jermiasp711/
Hermia67246/
Germia67195/
Armias67116/
Irmias6733/
Ermiah6711/
Hermea673/
Ermija671/
Ermioa671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ermyas
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