Herm Surname

139,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Herm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3791:33,8404,468
United States4501:805,46462,023
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Taiwan541:434,1623,316
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Israel121:713,13647,700
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales61:261,4039,165
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Herm (1,341) may also be a first name.

Herm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herm (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺮﻡ, Hindi: हेरम) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 139,743rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,279,495 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Herm live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 214,466th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,341 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,379 people, or 1 in 33,840. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 40 percent are found, Berlin, where 16 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 11 percent are found. Barring Germany it exists in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Herm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herm last name increased 352 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herm last name are 34.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.72% registered with the political party.

The amount Herm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.28% less than the national average, earning 210,135 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.75% more than the national average, earning $50,810 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herme89296/
Kherm8932/
Hjerm8931/
Cherm8917/
Hearm896/
Herrm895/
Heerm892/
Hierm891/
Hermt890/
Erm86746/
Cherme8025/
Kheirm8025/
Hjermø802/
Heerem801/
Cheurm801/
Hearme801/
Harm755,722/
Germ751,178/
Erme75437/
Härm75370/
Horm75316/
Hirm75192/
Earm7529/
Jerm7519/
Eerm7513/
Aerm7513/
Eurm758/
Hyrm757/
Eyrm756/
Errm755/
Eirm752/
Ihrm752/
Esrm752/
Ermt751/
Yhrm751/
Ehrm751/
Erhm751/
Ohrm750/
Hermová73104/
Hermova733/
Geeherm731/
Heereme731/
Eerme6770/
Härme6744/
Hirme6730/
Gehrm677/
Chirm675/
Eyrem674/
Chermova674/
Aharm673/
Eirem673/
Harmm673/
Hormh672/
Hyrme671/
Hajrm671/
Eyrme671/
Earem671/
Eerem671/
Jrhem671/
Erhme671/
Ehrmm671/
Hairm670/
Hirhm670/

Herm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Herm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﺮﻡhrm-
Herm in the Hindi language
हेरमherama-

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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 Herm
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