Firmo Surname
Approximately 12,493 people bear this surname
Firmo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 11,846 | 1:18,071 | 891 |
| Italy | 280 | 1:218,417 | 30,665 |
| Philippines | 212 | 1:477,539 | 57,195 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Cape Verde | 19 | 1:27,876 | 1,056 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
Firmo (4,477) may also be a first name.
Firmo Demographics
Firmo Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Firmo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Firmo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Firmo has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Firmo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Firmo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 41,778th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 583,330 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Firmo live; 95 percent live in South America and 95 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 102,897th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,477 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 11,846 people, or 1 in 18,071. In Brazil Firmo is most common in: São Paulo, where 18 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 11 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 2 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.
Firmo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Firmo has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Firmo surname increased 217 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Firmo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Firmo surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firmos | 91 | 15 | / |
| Firmoos | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fermo | 80 | 3,165 | / |
| Firma | 80 | 1,497 | / |
| Fremo | 80 | 176 | / |
| Virmo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Furmo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Firmat | 73 | 153 | / |
| Firmaa | 73 | 52 | / |
| Fremoh | 73 | 49 | / |
| Firmas | 73 | 26 | / |
| Fermoy | 73 | 24 | / |
| Firmah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fermou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Viermo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fhirma | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fermos | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fermot | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fremou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fermoz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Firmaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fierma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fairma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fermous | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fermoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fermott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fermoss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fermoth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fermoid | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Firmo
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