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 surname Harmons is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harmons? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Harmons is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Harmons are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held 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 reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Georgia, where 14 percent reside. Apart from The United States Harmons occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 11 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Harmons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harmons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Harmons last name 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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