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 last name Firmo occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Firmo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 41,778th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 583,330 people. Firmo occurs mostly 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 frequent forename worldwide It is held by 4,477 people.

Firmo is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 11,846 people, or 1 in 18,071. In Brazil Firmo is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 18 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 11 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside. Barring Brazil this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname rose 217 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Firmo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Firmo last name 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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