Harms Surname

9,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Aruba

Harms Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch) Descendant of Hariman or Herman (army, man); one who came from Harms, in Germany.

Harms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany28,4441:2,830287
United States19,1851:18,8932,374
Netherlands2,6491:6,375711
Canada1,8111:20,3452,815
Cambodia9211:16,8161,200
South Africa7821:69,2818,641
Australia7021:38,4554,999
England3931:141,77613,759
Brazil3811:561,87521,013
Mexico3211:386,6867,792
Aruba2451:42248
Denmark1891:29,8663,091
Switzerland891:92,28010,121
Paraguay641:113,0742,545
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Norway581:88,66012,230
Austria541:157,69320,874
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Sweden451:218,81715,158
France411:1,620,066149,911
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Chile301:587,21614,299
Curaçao281:5,616151
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Finland171:323,33523,349
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Belize141:25,3911,935
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Wales61:515,75523,171
China61:227,886,92811,701
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India51:153,413,076951,030
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:135,41912,405
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7541:28,6313,497

The alternate forms: Härms (81) are calculated separately.

Harms (210) may also be a first name.

Harms Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch) Descendant of Hariman or Herman (army, man); one who came from Harms, in Germany.

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

Harms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harms is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Härms. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harms? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,886th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 127,986 people. The surname Harms is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Harms live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. Harms is also the 624,169th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 210 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 28,444 people, or 1 in 2,830. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 52 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 12 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Barring Germany Harms is found in 82 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Harms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Harms has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,094 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harms Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Harms surname are 20.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Harms earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.14% more than the national average, earning 405,397 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,833 per year; in South Africa they earn 115.38% more than the national average, earning R 511,836 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $24,861,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $44,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $46,177 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Härms9381/
Harmse9112,147/
Kharms9145/
Haarms9137/
Charms9136/
Harmms916/
Haerms912/
Hharms911/
Hearms911/
Harmsh910/
Arms895,489/
Harmsze8320/
Harrmse831/
Herms803,455/
Garms802,248/
Jarms8086/
Armst8011/
Harmz806/
Horms804/
Aarms801/
Armse800/
Ohrms800/
Ahrms800/
Harmsová774/
D'Arms733/
Charmz731/
Harmce731/
Hormse731/
Armsth731/
Chorms730/
Orms67450/
Armz671/
Garmsch671/
Erms671/
Hermsch671/
Hermz6041/
Hormz607/
Ormås604/
Gorms602/
Erhms601/
Ormsz601/
Hourmz557/
Hormch551/
Gorhms550/

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Harms Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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