Fishermann Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Fishermann Surname User-submission:

As with many other German surnames, this surname is also derived from a profession, which in this case is a fisherman.

The oldest known bearers are from the 17th century, but it was probably formed together with many other surnames, with the expansion of the Middle Age cities.

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Fishermann Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Fishermann Surname Meaning

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As with many other German surnames, this surname is also derived from a profession, which in this case is a fisherman.

The oldest known bearers are from the 17th century, but it was probably formed together with many other surnames, with the expansion of the Middle Age cities.

- hgfischer
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Fishermann Last Name Facts

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

Fishermann (Russian: Фишерманн) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fishermann? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fishermann is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Fishermann is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Fishermann live; 54 percent live in Eastern Europe and 54 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia Fishermann is most frequent in: Moscow, where 63 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 13 percent live and Pskov Oblast, where 13 percent live. Barring Russia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fisherman95484/
Fischermann95342/
Fischerman9019/
Fichermann902/
Fishcherman861/
Fiszerman8418/
Fysherman8412/
Ficherman849/
Fisermane843/
Ficermann842/
Fitcherman800/
Ficerman7873/
Vaissermann763/
Visserman74175/
Vaiserman7430/
Fetcherman702/
Visermon675/
Vicerman671/
Vayserman6353/
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Fishermann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fishermann in the Russian language
Фишерманнfisermann-

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