Germa Surname
Approximately 21,585 people bear this surname
Germa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 20,283 | 1:4,809 | 776 |
| France | 816 | 1:81,400 | 11,528 |
| Spain | 127 | 1:368,126 | 20,695 |
| Nigeria | 73 | 1:2,426,613 | 80,686 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Burkina Faso | 29 | 1:632,831 | 7,862 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Saint Lucia | 5 | 1:35,756 | 1,958 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Germà (9) & Germá (3) are calculated separately.
Germa (15,543) may also be a first name.
Germa Demographics
Average Germa Salary in
United States
$31,778 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Germa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Germa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Germa (Hindi: गेरमा, Marathi: गेरमा, Russian: Герма) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Germà or Germá. Click here to see other potential spellings of Germa.
How Common Is The Last Name Germa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 24,991st most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 337,621 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Germa live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 45,263rd most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 15,543 people.
The surname Germa is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 20,283 people, or 1 in 4,809. Other than Ethiopia this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.
Germa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Germa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Germa surname increased 580 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Germa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Germa last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Germa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.35% less than the national average, earning $31,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning $53,379 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Germa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Germa in the Marathi language | ||
| गेरमा | gerama | - |
| Germa in the Hindi language | ||
| गेरमा | gerama | 50 |
| गरिमा | garima | 50 |
| Germa in the Russian language | ||
| Герма | germa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Germa
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