Harmons Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Harmons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harmons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Harmons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harmons occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harmons? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Harmons live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 29 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Georgia, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 11 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.

Harmons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Harmons has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Harmons Last Name Statistics demography

Harmons earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.75% less than the national average, earning $19,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harmmons930/
Armons921/
Harmans861,458/
Jarmons863/
Garmons861/
Hermons861/
Earmons861/
Haarmans80341/
Harmaans8047/
Harmanse806/
Harmanns801/
Harmonch801/
Harrmans801/
Harmonce800/
Haermans800/
Hormmons800/
Charmans800/
Armans77122/
Ermons770/
Hairemans7513/
Chairmans753/
Haarmaans753/
Hermans7135,360/
Hormans7132/
Armaans7110/
Orrmons715/
Jarmans715/
Harmams711/
Armauns711/
Gormons710/
Garmans710/
Ormonst710/
Ermmons710/
Ehrmans710/
Hermanns6712,040/
Hermaans67397/
Heermans67255/
Herrmans6767/
Heirmans6761/
Hormanns6754/
Hermansh6725/
Harmunje6723/
Harmance6719/
Hermmans672/
Hörmanns671/
Khormans671/
Hermansz671/
Ehrmanns671/

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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 Harmons
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