Fishman Surname
Approximately 17,449 people bear this surname
Fishman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the fishman,' a fisher.
1461. Andrew Fishman, rector of Beeston, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
Fishman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,019 | 1:30,157 | 3,748 |
| Israel | 3,350 | 1:2,555 | 323 |
| Canada | 598 | 1:61,615 | 7,211 |
| Russia | 562 | 1:256,447 | 27,050 |
| England | 251 | 1:221,984 | 18,690 |
| Germany | 113 | 1:712,438 | 54,203 |
| Australia | 105 | 1:257,102 | 23,526 |
| Uzbekistan | 65 | 1:475,833 | 11,089 |
| Belarus | 52 | 1:182,713 | 23,870 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Latvia | 34 | 1:60,295 | 9,027 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Costa Rica | 13 | 1:367,698 | 3,592 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 86 | 1:583,938 | 39,464 |
Fishman (49) may also be a first name.
Fishman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the fishman,' a fisher.
1461. Andrew Fishman, rector of Beeston, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
(English) A fisherman or seller of fish.
Fishman Demographics
Average Male Fishman Height
176.5 cm
Average Female Fishman Height
160.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fishman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fishman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fishman (Russian: Фишман) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fishman? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 30,591st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 417,648 people. The surname Fishman occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Fishman are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fishman is also the 1,430,306th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 49 people.
The last name Fishman is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 12,019 people, or 1 in 30,157. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 24 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Fishman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fishman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 13,976 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 25,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fishman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Fishman surname are 41.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.35% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fishman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 3836.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 763,128 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.93% less than the national average, earning R 168,900 per year; in United States they earn 31.11% more than the national average, earning $56,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.59% more than the national average, earning $75,316 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fishman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fishman in the Russian language | ||
| Фишман | fisman | - |
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