Fermah Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fermah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fermah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia671:65,7995,672
England111:5,065,278148,650
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Fermah (148) may also be a first name.

Fermah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fermah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fermah? popularity and diffusion

Fermah is the 1,931,261st most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Fermah are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Fermah is also the 757,758th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 148 people.

This last name is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 65,799. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Bong County, where 52 percent live, Montserrado County, where 39 percent live and Margibi County, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and New Zealand, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fermach92205/
Ferma911,757/
Fermaish865/
Fermauth862/
Fermas831,571/
Farmah831,081/
Fermau83144/
Formah8388/
Fermat8348/
Firmah838/
Vermah834/
Fierma831/
Fermai831/
Fermaaish801/
Fermaud771,099/
Fermaut77434/
Farmaha7777/
Formaha779/
Fermeau776/
Phermah776/
Fermais772/
Fermass771/
Fermacz771/
Farmeah771/
Fermmas771/
Fermoth770/
Verma73649,739/
Farma7313,154/
Fermo733,165/
Forma732,620/
Frema731,778/
Firma731,497/
Fyrma731/
Farmahei71340/
Formahei71134/
Fermeaux7138/
Farmahey713/
Fermoush712/
Fermoosh711/
Fermmatt711/
Fermaitt711/
Fermault710/
Varmah67649/
Vermaa67622/
Vierma67436/
Firmat67153/
Formai67126/
Verrma67114/
Fremau6786/
Vaerma6764/
Formea6762/
Fermey6755/
Firmaa6752/
Fremoh6749/
Veerma6748/
Vearma6744/
Vermay6744/
Firmas6726/
Fermoy6724/
Farmau6719/
Vermai6713/
Formay6712/
Farmay6711/
Pherma6710/
Farmai679/
Farhma676/
Fharma676/
Vermau676/
Fermou675/
Vermea674/
Fhirma673/
Formau673/
Fermos673/
Fermot672/
Vermma672/
Vermaj672/
Fermoz671/
Firmaz671/
Formoh671/
Farmaa671/
Vormah671/
Virmah671/
Vermoh671/
Fairma671/
Formha671/
Fahrma671/
Farrma670/
Farmma670/
Fohrma670/

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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 Fermah
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