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 held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fishermann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Fishermann are found; 54 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Fishermann is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 63 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 13 percent live and Pskov Oblast, where 13 percent live. Aside from Russia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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