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) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Firme? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 80,231st most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,199,991 people. The surname Firme occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Firme are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 76 percent are found in Luso-South America. Firme is also the 294,592nd most frequently held given name globally It is held by 776 people.

The surname Firme is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 4,611 people, or 1 in 46,427. In Brazil Firme is most frequent in: Espírito Santo, where 22 percent live, São Paulo, where 12 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 15 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Firme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Firme has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Firme surname decreased 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Firme
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