Firma Surname

262,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Peru

Firma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3971:255,00837,981
Indonesia3931:336,51229,297
Peru2141:148,5247,928
Argentina1371:311,99624,829
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Slovakia221:242,56637,880
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Romania111:1,825,26153,941
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England31:18,572,686338,250
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Firma (4,633) may also be a first name.

Firma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Firma (Oriya: ଫିରମା) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Firma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Firma is the 262,012th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,868,100 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Firma live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 26 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 100,738th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,633 people.

Firma is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 255,008. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 43 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 21 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and Peru, where 14 percent reside.

Firma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Firma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Firma surname expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Firma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Firma are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Firma earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,515 per year and in United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firmat91153/
Firmaa9152/
Firmas9126/
Firmah918/
Fhirma913/
Firmaz911/
Fierma911/
Fairma911/
Firmaid830/
Firmo8012,493/
Firme806,073/
Frema801,778/
Ferma801,757/
Virma80273/
Firmi80136/
Furma80134/
Firmy8083/
Fyrma801/
Fairmaid7755/
Fairmead774/
Fermas731,571/
Firmes73502/
Vierma73436/
Fermau73144/
Fermah7393/
Fremau7386/
Firmer7352/
Fermat7348/
Furmah7327/
Vairma7318/
Fitrme7315/
Firmos7315/
Firmit7314/
Firmis7310/
Virmaa734/
Furmai732/
Furhma732/
Firmei731/
Fermai731/
Virmah731/
Firmet731/
Fiorme731/
Fuerma731/
Fuhrma731/
Firmey730/
Firmee730/
Fermaud671,099/
Fermaut67434/
Fermach67205/
Firmiss6745/
Fermaja6744/
Viermaa677/
Fermeau676/
Fermeha672/
Fermais672/
Furmeau671/
Fermass671/
Fermmas671/
Firmych671/
Firmoos671/
Fermacz671/

Firma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Firma in the Oriya language
ଫିରମାphirama66.67
ଫିମର୍ାphimara33.33

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