Firman Surname

31,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Firman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Firmin,' 'Farman,' or 'Ferman.' In Domesday Farman and Farmannus. The great home of this name and all its varied forms was Norfolk. From hence it extended as Firmin into Essex.

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Firman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia11,8461:11,1641,414
United States1,5661:231,45522,264
England1,1101:50,1966,223
Canada4131:89,2159,827
Australia3631:74,3688,731
Philippines2501:404,95351,672
Argentina1891:226,15618,559
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
Papua New Guinea1581:51,6066,482
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
Russia1271:1,134,82784,472
Israel641:133,71314,383
France641:1,037,855114,367
Czechia561:189,88327,834
Malaysia561:526,68326,095
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Serbia331:216,51412,757
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Malta301:14,342837
Wales271:114,6128,773
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Norway121:428,52437,411
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Saint Lucia71:25,5401,703
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7631:31,9474,236
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5391:93,1709,542

Firman (99,968) may also be a first name.

Firman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Firmin,' 'Farman,' or 'Ferman.' In Domesday Farman and Farmannus. The great home of this name and all its varied forms was Norfolk. From hence it extended as Firmin into Essex. In these districts the surname is still common. It is curious to note that the form Fayerman still exists.

Adam fil. Phareman, Fines Roll, 7 Ric.

John Fayerman, Norfolk, 1273 Hundred Rolls.

Richard Fayrman, Norfolk, ibid.

Walter Fayrman, vicar of Lakenham, Norfolk, 1369: History of Norfolk.

Farman Alberd, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1325: ibid.

This same individual is found as Fairman Alberd, 1306 (M).

John fil. Fermin de Amyas, 9 Edward II: Freemen of York.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 for Fairman, q.v.

2 Soldier [Old English fierd-mann —fierd, army] Confused with the succeeding name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Strong Man” in Old English. From Latin Firminius. Not to be confused with Furman (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Either fireman, or ferd-mon, Anglo-Saxon, a soldier.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ferdmon, a soldier.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Dutch, Ferman; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Firman Last Name Facts

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

Firman (Arabic: فيرمان, Hindi: फिरमन, Marathi: फ़रमन, Oriya: ଫିରମାନ, Russian: Фирман) is found most in Indonesia. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Firman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Firman is the 31,366th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 428,025 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Firman reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 10,192nd most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 99,968 people.

This last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 11,846 people, or 1 in 11,164. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 36 percent are found, West Sumatra, where 10 percent are found and East Java, where 10 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this surname is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Firman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Firman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Firman surname grew 291 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Firman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Firman last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Firman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.96% more than the national average, earning 518,984 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 208.85% more than the national average, earning R 733,956 per year; in United States they earn 4.84% less than the national average, earning $41,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning $47,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairman925,787/
Fierman92502/
Pfirman92334/
Feirman92133/
Firmand9295/
Firmann9274/
Firmain9273/
Firmang9237/
Firmane9212/
Firrman925/
Firmant925/
Firhman921/
Pfirrman86209/
Pfirmann86175/
Fiermann8615/
Pfierman8614/
Fairmann867/
Firmaine862/
Feirhman860/
Firrmann860/
Feihrman860/
Furman8340,132/
Ferman8310,385/
Fyrman83928/
Freman83546/
Virman83136/
Firmon8356/
Firmam834/
Färman832/
Fűrman832/
Fürman831/
Pfirrmann801,599/
Firmanová8053/
Feihrmann8018/
Firmanova8012/
Pfiermann801/
Fuhrman777,644/
Fehrman771,205/
Furmann77740/
Veirman77386/
Fermann77249/
Fearman77229/
Fürmann77170/
Furhman77159/
Fuerman7798/
Feerman7763/
Vierman7755/
Phirman7752/
Fairmon7751/
Firmont7747/
Fermand7744/
Feurman7724/
Frreman7721/
Fermain7720/
Fermant7718/
Firmone7717/
Fyhrman7716/
Ferhman779/
Ferrman777/
Fremman776/
Fermane776/
Pferman775/
Fherman774/
Fhurman774/
Fremean772/
Furrman772/
Fyreman772/
Furmain772/
Fermaan772/
Fermamn771/
Fremain771/
Fayrman770/
Feirmon770/
Fairmam770/
Fremane770/
Fermean770/
Pfierrmann7511/
Fuhrmann7134,936/
Fehrmann714,647/
Fährmann711,167/
Fermaint71699/
Führmann71549/
Fairmont71400/
Viermann71277/
Furhmann71131/
Frehmann7166/
Pferrman7146/
Fermahan7124/
Fuermann7120/
Pfürmann7110/
Ferhmann719/
Fhurmann714/
Viermain713/
Fuhrmahn712/
Phirrman712/
Furrmann712/
Phihrman711/
Pfferman711/
Feurmann711/
Feherman711/
Fehrmaun711/
Frrehman711/
Fairmond710/
Fremaine710/
Phirmann710/
Feuhrman710/
Pfirrmam710/
Feahrman710/
Fremayne710/
Verman671,803/
Fermon671,052/
Fremon67249/
Vurman67128/
Fermaintt67120/
Fermam6758/
Furmon6749/
Fuehrmann6727/
Fermanova6718/
Fermán6718/
Värman679/
Fairmount674/
Vyrman672/
Fehermann671/
Virmon671/
Fűrmanová671/
Fürmanová671/
Furmán671/
Fermón671/
Feuhrmann670/
Pferrmann670/

Firman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Firman in the Hindi language
फिरमनphiramana-
Firman in the Oriya language
ଫିରମାନphiramana-
Firman in the Marathi language
फ़रमनfaramana-
Firman in the Russian language
Фирманfirman-
Firman in the Arabic language
فيرمانfyrman-

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Firman Reference & Research

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Fairman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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