Gherman Surname

33,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Gherman Surname User-submission:

The Gherman surname means 'German man' or 'man from Germany'.

Gherman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania11,1121:1,807230
Moldova3,2471:1,09783
United States4051:894,96067,538
Spain3621:129,1499,875
Canada721:511,74443,418
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Italy461:1,329,49377,702
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Austria411:207,69425,759
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
England401:1,392,95161,553
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Portugal281:372,08012,265
France281:2,372,240182,981
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Gherman (255) may also be a first name.

Gherman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gherman surname means 'German man' or 'man from Germany'.

- bobipicolina

Gherman Last Name Facts

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

Gherman occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gherman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,850th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 464,708 people. Gherman is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Gherman live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 557,860th most common first name throughout the world, held by 255 people.

The surname is most common in Romania, where it is held by 11,112 people, or 1 in 1,807. In Romania it is most numerous in: Alba County, where 9 percent live, Cluj County, where 8 percent live and Mureș County, where 7 percent live. Other than Romania this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Gherman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gherman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gherman last name expanded 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gherman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gherman last name are 8.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gherman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.07% less than the national average, earning €8,386 per year; in United States they earn 19.19% more than the national average, earning $51,428 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $48,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geherman9329/
Ghierman934/
Ghermann932/
German9287,371/
Gehermain883/
Gehermann881/
Gheirmand881/
Ghermanne881/
Germain86111,566/
Germann8614,187/
Geerman862,252/
Gehrman86841/
Gierman86805/
Germane86776/
Guerman86115/
Ngerman8653/
Germant8646/
Germand8623/
Gerrman8617/
Gerhman8615/
Germaan867/
Germean864/
Germang864/
Ghirman863/
Germman862/
Germayn861/
Gerzman861/
Ghermam861/
Germaín861/
Ghreman861/
Germaun860/
Gihrman860/
Ghermanova8218/
Gheirmmand828/
Ghermanová821/
Germaine8016,339/
Gehrmann8013,369/
Giermann80958/
Guermane80161/
Gerrmann80140/
Guermann80124/
Geierman80108/
Ghiorman8080/
Guermant8047/
Ångerman8041/
Gerzmann8035/
Geermann8033/
Gerhmann8025/
Kågerman807/
Germasin805/
Germatin805/
Gerrmain803/
Germayne803/
Guermand803/
Germasen801/
Ghyrmang801/
Ghuirman801/
Geermain801/
Guermain801/
Germainn801/
Germaind801/
Gehrmand800/
Germaing800/
Gierrman800/
Germon772,274/
Girman771,070/
Germán77963/
Greman77193/
Gyrman7733/
Germam7727/
Gérman7713/
Gèrman773/
Geiermann75489/
Germanová7591/
Gettrmann753/
Germmaine751/
Giermaine751/
N'Germain751/
Germainne751/
Germanowa751/
Germond713,016/
Girmann71338/
Germein71262/
Germont71252/
Germone71172/
Gremain7157/
Germong7113/
Guirman7112/
Gärmann7110/
Girmant717/
Germannová715/
Germainová715/
Germaim712/
Gehrmam712/
Girmane712/
Gremane711/
Girrman711/
Girzman711/
Germannova711/
Ghirmon711/
Guermam711/
Germoin710/
Gremman710/
Guermon710/
Germonn710/
Germosen674,668/
Guermont67224/
Guermond67120/
Germocen6756/
Germosén6748/
Guirmand6734/
Girzhman6716/
Grehmann676/
Girhmann672/
Germosin672/
Gehrmannová671/
Geyrhman671/
Gremaine671/
Guermoun671/
Germoine671/
Germoune671/
Guirmann670/

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