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 last name Germ (Russian: Герм) occurs most in Slovenia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Germ.

How Common Is The Last Name Germ? popularity and diffusion

Germ is the 317,867th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 6,186,372 people. Germ occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Germ reside; 33 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 392,739th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 470 people.

Germ is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 8,183. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Drava, where 36 percent are found, Savinja, where 24 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 16 percent are found. Not including Slovenia this surname occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Germ Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Germ has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Germ last name are 2.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.85% being registered to vote for the 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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  • 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 Germ
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