Harm Surname

84,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Harm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1091:38,1725,039
United States1,7361:208,79020,429
Australia5041:53,5636,606
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Austria3041:28,0114,453
England1351:412,72628,150
Netherlands1111:152,13722,745
France671:991,384111,008
Canada541:682,32655,162
Iran501:1,535,65060,563
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Norway341:151,24418,822
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
China71:195,331,65210,124
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3261:154,04514,218

The alternate forms: Härm (370) are calculated separately.

Harm (18,472) may also be a first name.

Harm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Harm (Arabic: حرم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺮﻡ, Hindi: हार्म) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Härm. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harm? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 84,439th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,273,601 people. The surname Harm occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Harm are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Harm is also the 40,085th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 18,472 people.

The surname Harm is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,109 people, or 1 in 38,172. In Germany Harm is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 33 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Harm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Harm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Harm last name rose 533 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Harm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Harm surname is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Harm surname are 18.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Harm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.11% less than the national average, earning 311,100 kr per year; in Peru they earn 60.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,028 per year; in South Africa they earn 15% less than the national average, earning R 201,996 per year; in United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning $48,279 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Härm92370/
Charm891,715/
Kharm89617/
Harme89144/
Hearm896/
Aharm893/
Harmm893/
Hajrm891/
Hairm890/
Arm865,179/
Charme80496/
Hairem802/
Khaurm802/
Harmme801/
Charmt801/
Charmå801/
Khairm801/
Hairme801/
Kharrm801/
Kharmm801/
Hearme801/
Kharme801/
Herm753,197/
Garm751,504/
Arme75597/
Jarm75320/
Horm75316/
Airm75298/
Armm7535/
Earm7529/
Atrm7527/
Ayrm7526/
Arrm7521/
Aerm7513/
Ajrm7512/
Armå757/
Aarm755/
Arhm754/
Armt753/
Armh753/
Arzm751/
Ehrm751/
Ohrm750/
Chaitrm732/
Khaharm731/
Horme6789/
Härme6744/
Chorm6727/
Khorm6724/
Ayrem6717/
Athrm677/
Aurme677/
Airem677/
Armdt676/
Aatrm675/
Herrm675/
Airzm673/
Heerm672/
Hormh672/
Garmm671/
Arzmh671/
Ehrmm671/
Jahrm671/
Hourm671/
Earem671/
Hoorm671/
Garhm671/
Aayrm671/
Ayrım671/
Garrm671/
Armme671/

Harm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Harm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﺮﻡhrm-
Harm in the Hindi language
हार्मharma50
हरमharama50
Harm in the Arabic language
حرمhrm-
هارمharm-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Harm
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