Germ Surname

317,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Germ Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Germ Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3041:8,1831,857
Austria2461:34,6165,567
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Turkey431:1,809,80165,502
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
England211:2,653,24194,788
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Croatia61:704,76744,411
France61:11,070,454349,096
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Germ (470) may also be a first name.

Germ Last Name Facts

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

The surname Germ (Russian: Герм) occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Germ? popularity and diffusion

The surname Germ is the 317,867th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,186,372 people. The surname Germ is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Germ live; 33 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 392,739th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 470 people.

It is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 8,183. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Drava, where 36 percent reside, Savinja, where 24 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Slovenia it exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Germ Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Germ has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Germ surname expanded 1,331 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Germ Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Germ surname are 2.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.85% registered to vote for the political party.

Germ earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning $40,695 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Germe891,441/
Sgerm8970/
Gehrm897/
Guerm894/
Gherm894/
Germt891/
Ngerm891/
Erm86746/
Guerme809/
Gierme807/
Gerrme801/
Herm753,197/
Grem752,665/
Garm751,504/
Erme75437/
Zerm75191/
Gorm75128/
Serm7559/
Earm7529/
Girm7525/
Jerm7519/
Eerm7513/
Yerm7510/
Eurm758/
Eyrm756/
Errm755/
Esrm752/
Eirm752/
Ermt751/
Cerm751/
Ehrm751/
Erhm751/
Gjrm751/
Germová736/
Geeherm731/
Girme67908/
Gremm67847/
Jerme67416/
Yerme67342/
Herme67296/
Girem6792/
Eerme6770/
Zerme6763/
Greme6743/
Kherm6732/
Hjerm6731/
Ghorm6719/
Gharm6718/
Cherm6717/
Gärme6713/
Hearm676/
Ehirm676/
Herrm675/
Eyrem674/
Yerrm674/
Gorhm674/
Eirem673/
Sierm673/
Seerm673/
Ghirm672/
Heerm672/
Girmm671/
Eerem671/
Hierm671/
Gremh671/
Görme671/
Tjerm671/
Yherm671/
Ehrmm671/
Erhme671/
Zierm671/
Jermt671/
Earem671/
Garrm671/
Garhm671/
Garmm671/
Eyrme671/
Cearm670/
Hermt670/
Guirm670/

Germ Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Germ in the Russian language
Гермgerm-

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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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  • 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 Germ
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