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 surname Gérman is most common in Mexico. It can also occur as: German, Gèrman or Germán. Click here for other potential spellings of Gérman.

How Common Is The Last Name Gérman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Gérman is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Gérman live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most common in Mexico, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 17,732,315. In Mexico Gérman is mostly found in: Mexico City, where 71 percent are found, Chihuahua, where 14 percent are found and Veracruz, where 14 percent are found. Not including Mexico this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 31 percent are found and Ecuador, where 8 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Gérman
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