Harmen Surname

359,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Harmen Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Herman (army, man).

Harmen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6701:197,38718,756
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Canada601:614,09350,489
England181:3,095,448105,421
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
India61:127,844,230863,365
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:187,38316,555

The alternate forms: Harmén (16) are calculated separately.

Harmen (6,577) may also be a first name.

Harmen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Herman (army, man).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Harmen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harmen (Hindi: हरमेन्द्र, Marathi: हरमेन) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Harmén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harmen? popularity and diffusion

Harmen is the 359,448th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,229,708 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Harmen are found; 68 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 80,783rd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 6,577 people.

It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 670 people, or 1 in 197,387. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Sumatra, where 43 percent reside, Jakarta, where 34 percent reside and Maluku, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Harmen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Harmen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 44 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Harmen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Harmen last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Harmen last name are 1.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Harmen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.75% more than the national average, earning R 355,872 per year; in United States they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $46,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% less than the national average, earning $47,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harmén9416/
Harmaen92841/
Harment9279/
Charmen9278/
Harmeen927/
Kharmen923/
Harmoen922/
Harmien922/
Harrmen921/
Harmmen920/
Hearmen920/
Armen911,873/
Harmn9111/
Charment868/
Harrmenn861/
Chairmen861/
Armien831,128/
Arment831,114/
Harmin83652/
Hermen83515/
Garmen83134/
Armeen83122/
Jarmen8377/
Armend8328/
Hormen8318/
Armuen838/
Armaen832/
Armeng832/
Armenc831/
Armoen831/
Armenn830/
Armn808/
Charmin77454/
Airemen77121/
Harming77113/
Hermaen7754/
Horment7745/
Harminc7739/
Harmind7733/
Armendt7726/
Garmenn7723/
Hermien7715/
Kharmin7711/
Ajrmeen7711/
Hermenn776/
Harmint774/
Hoermen773/
Herrmen771/
Chormen771/
Charmín771/
Armentd770/
Armin738,035/
Ermen73633/
Örmen73406/
Armyn73101/
Ormen7317/
Hermn734/
Hormn732/
Armín732/
Jarmn731/
Garmn731/
Armhn731/
Armenova7176/
Charming7116/
Charmion717/
Herrmenn712/
Charmina711/
Kharmina711/
Ohrmeend711/
Armengue711/
Herrmaen710/
Jarmin671,674/
Armina671,417/
Hermin671,392/
Jarmyn67198/
Garmyn67178/
Garmin67134/
Arming6779/
Harmim6737/
Armijn6735/
Ehrmin6732/
Gormen6730/
Armion6725/
Hormin6725/
Hormem678/
Garmén677/
Arzmin676/
Armind674/
Armisn674/
Hermén674/
Aarmin673/
Armyna673/
Ormend672/
Hermnn672/
Ermien672/
Armeem672/
Hormyn672/
Orment671/
Ermeen671/
Armyon671/
Jormen671/
Hörmän671/
Jarmén671/
Armuin671/
Heermn671/
Armint670/

Harmen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Harmen in the Marathi language
हरमेनharamena83.33
हमर्नhamarna16.67
Harmen in the Hindi language
हरमेन्द्रharamendra50
हरमेनharamena50

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