Firsman Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Firsman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firsman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Firsman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Firsman (Russian: Фирсман) is found most in Russia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firsman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Firsman occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Firsman live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 57 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 60 percent live, Chechen Republic, where 20 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 20 percent live. Other than Russia Firsman exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Firsman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Firsman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Firsman last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firshman933/
Firscman931/
Fursman86506/
Fersman8637/
Fresman864/
Freshman80646/
Fresmann8036/
Furshman8034/
Firchman801/
Fressman801/
Frehsman800/
Fershman800/
Pfersmann7546/
Fressmann7536/
Ferschman7521/
Freschman7515/
Firschmon754/
Freshmann750/
Versman71119/
Ferschmann7163/
Freschmann710/
Furzman710/
Freßmann6744/
Versmann6720/
Veersmann631/
Ferschmannová607/

Firsman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Firsman in the Russian language
Фирсманfirsman-

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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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  • 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 Firsman
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