Fohrmann Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fohrmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fohrmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6781:118,74014,586
Denmark141:403,19427,097
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Föhrmann (18) are calculated separately.

Fohrmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fohrmann occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as: Föhrmann. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fohrmann? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 477,400th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Fohrmann live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 678 people, or 1 in 118,740. In Germany Fohrmann is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside and Bavaria, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Fohrmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fohrmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fohrmann last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Föhrmann9618/
Foehrmann946/
Formann93704/
Fohrman93447/
Fehrmann884,647/
Fährmann881,167/
Fourmann88185/
Fahrmann88148/
Vohrmann8896/
Fouhrman881/
Forhmann880/
Forman8627,403/
Faehrmann82434/
Feuhrmann820/
Fehrman801,205/
Fourman801,058/
Vormann80909/
Fermann80249/
Fahrman80172/
Foerman80105/
Foorman8055/
Föhrman8018/
Farmann8017/
Forhman8013/
Formand8010/
Formane8010/
Formman806/
Fherman804/
Formant803/
Formean803/
Forrman803/
Formain803/
Fharman802/
Formank801/
Fohrmon800/
Pforman800/
Formannová787/
Fourmand75395/
Fourhman75136/
Faermann7576/
Formatin7569/
Vahrmann7565/
Voormann7538/
Voermann7537/
Formagne7512/
Ferhmann759/
Fourmane755/
Fourmant754/
Vöhrmann754/
Formanck752/
Phermann751/
Farhmann751/
Foorhman751/
Feurmann751/
Vährmann751/
Fehrmaun751/
Formacin751/
Formaine751/
Fourmain750/
Feuhrman750/
Faehrman750/
Farman7129,130/
Ferman7110,385/
Formanová711,158/
Formon71919/
Vorman71457/
Formanova7195/
Formaggin7116/
Formam717/
Färman712/
Fórman711/
Förman711/
Formán711/
Pferrmann710/
Farmaan672,848/
Voerman671,908/
Farmand67795/
Faerman67765/
Formont67461/
Voorman67344/
Farmane67176/
Fourmon67172/
Farmain67101/
Feerman6763/
Formond6739/
Vermann6733/
Pharman6728/
Feurman6724/
Fermain6720/
Vahrman6715/
Varmann6714/
Ferhman679/
Formoon679/
Ferrman677/
Farhman677/
Farzman677/
Pferman675/
Vourman673/
Phorman672/
Farrman672/
Farmhan672/
Fermaan672/
Farmman672/
Formone672/
Fermonn671/
Farmahn671/
Formoun671/
Formuon671/
Fourmanova671/
Farmang671/
Pherman670/
Forhmam670/
Vormman670/
Fahrmon670/
Fermean670/

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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
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  • 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 Fohrmann
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