Firmo Surname

41,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Firmo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firmo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11,8461:18,071891
Italy2801:218,41730,665
Philippines2121:477,53957,195
France631:1,054,329115,549
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Cape Verde191:27,8761,056
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113

Firmo (4,477) may also be a first name.

Firmo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Firmo occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Firmo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Firmo is the 41,778th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 583,330 people. The surname Firmo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Firmo are found; 95 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Luso-South America. Firmo is also the 102,897th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 4,477 people.

It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 11,846 people, or 1 in 18,071. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 18 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 11 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name 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 frequency of Firmo has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Firmo surname expanded 217 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Firmo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firmos9115/
Firmoos831/
Fermo803,165/
Firma801,497/
Fremo80176/
Virmo8021/
Furmo803/
Firmat73153/
Firmaa7352/
Fremoh7349/
Firmas7326/
Fermoy7324/
Firmah738/
Fermou735/
Viermo734/
Fhirma733/
Fermos733/
Fermot732/
Fremou731/
Fermoz731/
Firmaz731/
Fierma731/
Fairma731/
Fermous6714/
Fermoud671/
Fermott671/
Fermoss670/
Fermoth670/
Fermoid670/

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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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