Germano Surname

12,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Germano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Germano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique11,1241:2,451601
Brazil10,4451:20,495981
Angola10,0571:2,684437
Italy5,8301:10,4901,607
United States3,4601:104,75711,519
Portugal1,3401:7,775711
Philippines1,2631:80,15713,870
Argentina1,1261:37,9603,179
Australia4761:56,7146,917
France4491:147,93522,898
Canada2181:169,01616,995
Uruguay1321:25,9983,021
Switzerland981:83,8059,470
England491:1,137,10353,999
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Venezuela351:862,97413,724
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Finland131:422,82327,659
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Namibia41:602,35012,421
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malta41:107,5681,849
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Germanò (104), Germanó (6) & Germaño (1) are calculated separately.

Germano (59,812) may also be a first name.

Germano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Germano (Marathi: जेरमानो, Russian: Германо) occurs more in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Germanò, Germanó or Germaño. For other potential spellings of Germano click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Germano? popularity and diffusion

The surname Germano is the 12,121st most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 157,222 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Germano are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Germano is also the 15,895th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 59,812 people.

The last name Germano is most commonly occurring in Mozambique, where it is borne by 11,124 people, or 1 in 2,451. Apart from Mozambique this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 23 percent reside and Angola, where 22 percent reside.

Germano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Germano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Germano surname expanded 346,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Germano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Germano surname are 4.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Germano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning €32,125 per year; in South Africa they earn 96.74% more than the national average, earning R 467,520 per year; in United States they earn 15.16% more than the national average, earning $49,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.79% less than the national average, earning $48,298 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Germanò95104/
Germanó956/
Germaño951/
Germanos931,303/
Germanou93402/
Germmano932/
Germanoo931/
Getrmano931/
Germanot931/
Hgermano931/
Germana862,143/
Germono861,073/
Germanà8697/
Jermano8677/
Germaná868/
Germanaz80189/
Germanas80145/
Zerrmano805/
Jermanos804/
Germanat802/
Germaina801/
Germmana801/
Zermanos801/
Germaneau75743/
Germanaud75279/
Jermanous758/
Djermanos756/
Germonoud751/
Sermana7145/
Jermana7119/
Germannaud7110/
Germanneau719/
Germona716/
Cermaño715/
Germaneaud714/
Cermana712/
Jirmano711/
D'jermanos711/
Jirmanos671/
Jermanas671/
Jermaina670/

Germano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Germano in the Marathi language
जेरमानोjeramano33.33
गेरमानोgeramano33.33
गर्रमानोgarramano33.33
Germano in the Russian language
Германоgermano-

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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 Germano
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