Firm Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Firm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1411:17,6434,093
England541:1,031,81650,675
Croatia181:234,92226,068
China111:124,301,9616,553
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Firm (84) may also be a first name.

Firm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Firm (Russian: Фирм) occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Firm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Firm is the 963,821st most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Firm live; 59 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 84 people.

The surname Firm is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 17,643. In Slovenia Firm is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 49 percent are found, Coastal-Karst, where 18 percent are found and Drava, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia Firm occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Croatia, where 7 percent are found.

Firm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Firm has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Firm last name increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Firm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Firm surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firme896,073/
Fairm896/
Firmm893/
Fitrme8015/
Feirem803/
Ferm753,097/
Frem75617/
Färm75608/
Virm758/
Furm753/
Fjrm751/
Faihrem7315/
Firmova733/
Fairhem731/
Ferme671,347/
Fehrm67187/
Freme67110/
Ferhm6728/
Fhärm6727/
Fherm6716/
Fremm673/
Fermm673/
Vierm672/
Fearm672/
Feurm671/
Voirm671/
Ferrm671/
Furhm671/
Pfrehm6050/
Fjærem6021/
Fremme6019/
Frehem603/
Fearme603/
Fermme601/
Fermova557/
Feherme551/
Vurm50215/
Verm50177/
Värm5021/

Firm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Firm in the Russian language
Фирмfirm-

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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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  • 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 Firm
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