Gérman Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Peru

Gérman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gérman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: German (87,371), Gèrman (3) & Germán (963) are calculated separately.

Gérman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gérman is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: German, Gèrman or Germán. For other potential spellings of Gérman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gérman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Gérman reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The surname is most numerous in Mexico, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 17,732,315. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Mexico City, where 71 percent reside, Chihuahua, where 14 percent reside and Veracruz, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Mexico this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 31 percent reside and Ecuador, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
German9487,371/
Gèrman943/
Germán89963/
Girman831,070/
Greman83193/
Gyrman8333/
Germain77111,566/
Gherman7715,682/
Germann7714,187/
Geerman772,252/
Gehrman77841/
Gierman77805/
Germane77776/
Girmann77338/
Guerman77115/
Gremain7757/
Ngerman7753/
Germant7746/
Germand7723/
Gerrman7717/
Gerhman7715/
Guirman7712/
Gärmann7710/
Germaan777/
Girmant777/
Germean774/
Germang774/
Ghirman773/
Girmane772/
Germman772/
Germayn771/
Gremane771/
Gerzman771/
Girrman771/
Girzman771/
Germaín771/
Ghreman771/
Germaun770/
Gremman770/
Gihrman770/
Germaine7116,339/
Gehrmann7113,369/
Giermann71958/
Guermane71161/
Gerrmann71140/
Guermann71124/
Geierman71108/
Ghiorman7180/
Guermant7147/
Ångerman7141/
Gerzmann7135/
Guirmand7134/
Geermann7133/
Geherman7129/
Gerhmann7125/
Girzhman7116/
Kågerman717/
Grehmann716/
Germasin715/
Germatin715/
Ghierman714/
Gerrmain713/
Germayne713/
Guermand713/
Girhmann712/
Ghermann712/
Geyrhman711/
Germasen711/
Ghyrmang711/
Gremaine711/
Ghuirman711/
Geermain711/
Guermain711/
Germainn711/
Germaind711/
Gehrmand710/
Germaing710/
Gierrman710/
Guirmann710/
Germon672,274/
Geiermann67489/
Girmanová67143/
Germanová6791/
Girmon6732/
Germam6727/
Gremon6715/
Girmanova677/
Gehermain673/
Gettrmann673/
Gyrmanova671/
Germmaine671/
Giermaine671/
Gehermann671/
N'Germain671/
Gremán671/
Girmam671/
Germainne671/
Germanowa671/
Gheirmand671/
Gairmaine671/
Ghermanne671/

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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 Gérman
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