Germann Surname

37,149th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Germann Surname Definition:

(Eng, German) The man from Germany; descendant of German (a German).

Germann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,8121:16,7302,212
Switzerland3,5861:2,290254
United States3,5371:102,47611,320
Brazil7131:300,24511,576
Canada5141:71,6848,175
Austria3161:26,9484,258
France1721:386,17957,106
Denmark811:69,6886,946
Argentina731:585,52641,795
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Australia491:550,93340,757
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Hungary311:316,65423,519
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
England241:2,321,58686,519
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Norway141:367,30634,015
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:151,26114,016

Germann (300) may also be a first name.

Germann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Eng, German) The man from Germany; descendant of German (a German).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Germann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Germann (Russian: Германн) is most common in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Germann? popularity and diffusion

The last name Germann is the 37,149th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 513,678 people. The surname Germann is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Germann live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. Germann is also the 508,767th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 300 people.

The surname Germann is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 4,812 people, or 1 in 16,730. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 23 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Germann exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Germann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Germann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Germann last name grew 1,065 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Germann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Germann surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Germann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.15% less than the national average, earning 231,364 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.31% more than the national average, earning R 295,404 per year; in United States they earn 12.06% more than the national average, earning $48,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $52,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehrmann9313,369/
Giermann93958/
Gerrmann93140/
Guermann93124/
Goermann9337/
Gerzmann9335/
Geermann9333/
Gerhmann9325/
Ghermann932/
Germainn931/
German9287,371/
Geiermann88489/
Goehrmann8811/
Gettrmann883/
Gehermann881/
Germainne881/
Ghermanne881/
Germain86111,566/
Gherman8615,682/
Geerman862,252/
Gehrman86841/
Gierman86805/
Germane86776/
Garmann86548/
Girmann86338/
Görmann86276/
Gormann86164/
Guerman86115/
Goerman8695/
Ngerman8653/
Germant8646/
Germand8623/
Gerrman8617/
Gerhman8615/
Gaerman8614/
Gärmann8610/
Germaan867/
Germean864/
Germang864/
Germman862/
Germayn861/
Gerzman861/
Germaín861/
Germaun860/
Germonn860/
Germannová825/
Germannova821/
Germaine8016,339/
Gahrmann80317/
Guermane80161/
Geierman80108/
Göhrmann8065/
Guermant8047/
Ångerman8041/
Gaarmann8039/
Geherman8029/
Gohrmann8012/
Kågerman807/
Grehmann806/
Germasin805/
Germatin805/
Ghierman804/
Gerrmain803/
Germayne803/
Guermand803/
Girhmann802/
Ghaerman802/
Gorrmann802/
Garhmann802/
Geyrhman801/
Germasen801/
Gharmann801/
Geermain801/
Guermain801/
Germaind801/
Gehrmand800/
Germaing800/
Gierrman800/
Guirmann800/
Gehrmannová781/
Gorman7773,466/
Garman7711,840/
Germon772,274/
Girman771,070/
Germán77963/
Greman77193/
Görman7786/
Gyrman7733/
Germam7727/
Gérman7713/
Gèrman773/
Germanová7591/
Gehermain753/
Germmaine751/
Giermaine751/
N'Germain751/
Germanowa751/
Gheirmand751/
Germond713,016/
Ghorman71419/
Germein71262/
Germont71252/
Germone71172/
Gremain7157/
Gaarman7140/
Gahrman7131/
Ghermanova7118/
Germong7113/
Guirman7112/
Gorhman7110/
Gheirmmand718/
Girmant717/
Garmean717/
Germainová715/
Ghirman713/
Gohrman713/
Germaim712/
Garmain712/
Gehrmam712/
Girmane712/
Gormain712/
Gorrman711/
Hgorman711/
Gremane711/
Ghermam711/
Girrman711/
Girzman711/
Ghreman711/
Ghermanová711/
Guermam711/
Garrman710/
Gormhan710/
Germoin710/
Garhman710/
Gremman710/
Gihrman710/
Garmonn710/
Gormman710/
Guermon710/
Germosen674,668/
Guermont67224/
Guermond67120/
Ghiorman6780/
Germocen6756/
Germosén6748/
Guirmand6734/
Girzhman6716/
D'Gorman673/
Germosin672/
Garrmaan671/
Ghyrmang671/
Gremaine671/
Guermoun671/
Ghuirman671/
Germoine671/
Germoune671/
Gharmaan671/

Germann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Germann in the Russian language
Германнgermann-

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Germann Reference & Research

Garman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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