Harmless Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Harmless Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harmless Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Harmless (69) may also be a first name.

Harmless Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harmless is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Harmless.

How Common Is The Last Name Harmless? popularity and diffusion

The last name Harmless is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Harmless is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Harmless live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Harmless is also the 1,171,416th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 69 people.

The last name Harmless is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 65 percent reside, Illinois, where 7 percent reside and Arizona, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States Harmless is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.

Harmless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Harmless has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Harmless surname rose 393 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Harmless Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Harmless surname are 47.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94.44% registered with the party.

Harmless earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.66% less than the national average, earning $34,666 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harmle8622/
Harmlet804/
Harmley800/
Charmilles782/
Charmley75273/
Armelles7553/
Harmelle7530/
Charmels754/
Armilles751/
Charmoilles741/
Armuelles711,457/
Armley7191/
Charmille7129/
Harmla713/
Charmelle712/
Garmilles712/
Armlet711/
Harmli711/
Harmiller710/
Harmly710/
Armelle676,262/
Armille67575/
Garmley6772/
Chormle6752/
Charmly671/
Garmels670/
Harmlip670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Harmless
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