Germaine Surname
Approximately 16,339 people bear this surname
Germaine Surname Definition:
(Eng, German) The man from Germany; descendant of German (a German).
Germaine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 11,265 | 1:1,207 | 219 |
| United States | 1,864 | 1:194,452 | 19,197 |
| Israel | 1,060 | 1:8,073 | 1,268 |
| France | 439 | 1:151,305 | 23,468 |
| Canada | 356 | 1:103,499 | 11,194 |
| DR Congo | 349 | 1:211,689 | 20,903 |
| England | 245 | 1:227,421 | 18,997 |
| Australia | 143 | 1:188,781 | 18,817 |
| Ireland | 135 | 1:34,881 | 2,909 |
| Ivory Coast | 118 | 1:195,519 | 8,450 |
| Jamaica | 53 | 1:54,150 | 3,046 |
| Rwanda | 49 | 1:231,938 | 1,267 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Saint Lucia | 11 | 1:16,253 | 1,328 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 35 | 1:126,568 | 7,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 50 | 1:487,507 | 26,996 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
Germaine (274,479) may also be a first name.
Germaine Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Eng, German) The man from Germany; descendant of German (a German).
Germaine: from Germany, corrupted to Jarman; but some Germains may derive from the name of the saint.
Germaine Demographics
Average Male Germaine Height
177.34 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Germaine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Germaine Come From? nationality or country of origin
Germaine (Marathi: जेरमन) is more frequently found in Chad than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Germaine.
How Common Is The Last Name Germaine? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 32,567th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 446,022 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Germaine reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Germaine is also the 3,829th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 274,479 people.
The last name Germaine is most commonly held in Chad, where it is held by 11,265 people, or 1 in 1,207. Besides Chad Germaine is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Israel, where 6 percent reside.
Germaine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Germaine has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Germaine surname grew 2,824 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 490 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 386 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Germaine Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Germaine surname is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Germaine surname are 3.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.56% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Germaine earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.62% less than the national average, earning R 162,504 per year; in United States they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning $46,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $50,603 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Germaine Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Germaine in the Marathi language | ||
| जेरमन | jeramana | - |
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Germaine Reference & Research
StGermain DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
StGermain FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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