Ferm Surname

143,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ferm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2,0851:4,723452
United States6491:558,48846,038
Finland1431:38,4384,905
Denmark511:110,68110,317
Taiwan341:689,5514,984
England261:2,143,00282,017
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Norway201:257,11427,149
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montserrat11:4,947471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Ferm (93) may also be a first name.

Ferm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferm (Hindi: फेरम, Russian: Ферм) is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 143,629th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,353,098 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Ferm are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in Scandinavia. Ferm is also the 986,211th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 93 people.

This surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 2,085 people, or 1 in 4,723. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 15 percent are found and Skåne County, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Sweden Ferm exists in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Finland, where 5 percent are found.

Ferm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ferm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ferm last name increased 1,664 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 236 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ferm surname are 16.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.49% registered with the party.

The amount Ferm earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.22% less than the national average, earning 248,414 kr per year and in United States they earn 19% more than the national average, earning $51,349 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferme891,347/
Fehrm89187/
Ferhm8928/
Fherm8916/
Faerm8910/
Fermm893/
Fearm892/
Feurm891/
Ferrm891/
Fearme803/
Feirem803/
Fermme801/
Farm754,778/
Form754,150/
Frem75617/
Färm75608/
Firm75270/
Verm75177/
Fjrm751/
Fermova737/
Feherme731/
Firme676,073/
Freme67110/
Fhärm6727/
Vermø6712/
Farhm6710/
Fahrm6710/
Fharm676/
Fairm676/
Pherm675/
Firmm673/
Formm673/
Fremm673/
Farrm672/
Vierm672/
Vermm671/
Vform671/
Farmh671/
Farmm670/

Ferm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferm in the Hindi language
फेरमpherama-
Ferm in the Russian language
Фермferm-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferm
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