Germs Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Germs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Germs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2691:62,77810,793
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Germs (16) may also be a first name.

Germs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Germs (Russian: Гермс) is most common in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Germs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 798,040th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name Germs is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Germs reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Germs is also the 2,786,762nd most common forename globally It is held by 16 people.

The surname Germs is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 62,778. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Drenthe, where 39 percent live, Groningen, where 17 percent live and Overijssel, where 14 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Germs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Germs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Germs surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Germs Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Germs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 143.27% more than the national average, earning R 578,100 per year and in Canada they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning $47,671 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Germsh911/
Erms891/
Herms803,455/
Garms802,248/
Grems80379/
Ermst8011/
Ierms802/
Gorms802/
Erhms801/
Görms801/
Girms801/
Serms801/
Jerms800/
Zerms800/
Germsche770/
Hermse73375/
Gremse7396/
Cherms7371/
Ermszt731/
Girems731/
Gharms731/
Hermst731/
Hearms731/
Sermms730/
Gorhms730/
Hermsch671/
Zeermst671/
Garmsch671/
Irms670/

Germs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Germs in the Russian language
Гермсgerms-

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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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  • 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 Germs
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