Firme Surname

80,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Firme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4,6111:46,4271,839
Philippines9011:112,36219,421
Argentina4251:100,5738,481
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Haiti191:562,31110,936
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
India131:59,005,029552,550
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Firme (776) may also be a first name.

Firme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Firme (Russian: Фирме) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firme? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 80,231st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,199,991 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Firme reside; 83 percent reside in South America and 76 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 294,592nd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 776 people.

The surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 4,611 people, or 1 in 46,427. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Espírito Santo, where 22 percent reside, São Paulo, where 12 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent reside. Beside Brazil this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 15 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Firme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Firme has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Firme surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firmes91502/
Firmer9152/
Fitrme9115/
Fiorme911/
Firmet911/
Firmei911/
Firmee910/
Firmey910/
Firm89270/
Firma801,497/
Ferme801,347/
Firmi80136/
Freme80110/
Firmy8083/
Virme8019/
Fairm806/
Firmm803/
Furme802/
Fairmead774/
Fermer73268/
Fermes73129/
Fermie7399/
Furmie7396/
Fermey7355/
Firmaa7352/
Fermet7349/
Fremme7319/
Firmit7314/
Firmis7310/
Fermee736/
Fermez735/
Fhirma733/
Fearme733/
Feirem733/
Fermeh733/
Vierme733/
Fierma731/
Fermed731/
Fairma731/
Virmie731/
Fermme731/
Ferm673,097/
Frem67617/
Färm67608/
Fürmetz67119/
Firmiss6745/
Faihrem6715/
Fermess678/
Virm678/
Firmova673/
Fermeha672/
Fermesh671/
Fermeij671/
Feherme671/
Fermest671/
Fjrm671/
Fairhem671/
Firmych671/
Firmaid670/
Fuhrmey670/
Fermett670/
Fermeer670/

Firme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Firme in the Russian language
Фирмеfirme-

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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 Firme
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