Germàn Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Germàn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Germàn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: German (87,371) & Germán (963) are calculated separately.

Germàn (58) may also be a first name.

Germàn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Germàn is more frequently found in The Dominican Republic than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: German or Germán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Germàn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Germàn live; 44 percent live in Caribbean and 44 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 58 people.

Germàn is most widespread in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,608,233. Other than The Dominican Republic it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 11 percent live and Ecuador, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
German9487,371/
Germán94963/
Germon832,274/
Germain77111,566/
Germond773,016/
Gierman77805/
Germane77776/
Germein77262/
Germont77252/
Germone77172/
Germant7746/
Germand7723/
Gerrman7717/
Gerhman7715/
Germong7713/
Sgerman778/
Germaan777/
Germang774/
Germean774/
Germman772/
Germayn771/
Germaín771/
Germaun770/
Germoin770/
Germonn770/
Germaine7116,339/
Germosen714,668/
Giermann71958/
Germocen7156/
Germosén7148/
Gerhmann7125/
Germasin715/
Germatin715/
Germayne713/
Gerrmain713/
Germosin712/
Germoine711/
Germoune711/
Germainn711/
Germaind711/
Germasen711/
Geyrhman711/
Gierrman710/
Germaing710/
Gehrmand710/
Jerman676,488/
Sermon672,393/
Serman671,775/
Zerman671,201/
Girman671,070/
Cerman67769/
Jermon6777/
Girmon6732/
Germam6727/
Zermon6711/
Gettrmann673/
Sermán672/
Germanowa671/
Germainne671/
Dgermoune671/
Germmaine671/
Cermon671/
Germossen671/

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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 Germàn
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