Garms Surname

188,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Garms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9911:81,23710,255
United States8191:442,56338,021
Russia1851:779,04464,443
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
England231:2,422,52489,093
Austria151:567,69652,281
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
France101:6,642,272293,169
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Garms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garms (Russian: Гармс) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garms? popularity and diffusion

It is the 188,157th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,241,791 people. Garms occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Garms live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 991 people, or 1 in 81,237. In Germany Garms is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 71 percent are found, Bremen, where 6 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Garms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Garms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Garms surname expanded 1,037 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 230 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garms Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Garms last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Garms surname are 34.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.41% registered with the party.

The amount Garms earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 111.75% more than the national average, earning 732,829 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.64% more than the national average, earning $44,287 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gharms911/
Arms895,489/
Garmsch831/
Harms8056,940/
Germs80352/
Armst8011/
Gorms802/
Görms801/
Aarms801/
Armse800/
Ahrms800/
Harmse7312,147/
Haarms7337/
Harmms736/
D'Arms733/
Hearms731/
Hharms731/
Armsth731/
Germsh731/
Gorhms730/
Harmsh730/
Orms67450/
Harmsze6720/
Armz671/
Harrmse671/
Harmsová624/
Harmz606/
Ormås604/
Horms604/
Ormsz601/
Gormz601/
Ohrms600/
Harmce551/
Hormse551/
Gormch550/

Garms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garms in the Russian language
Гармсgarms-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garms
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