Hermans Surname
Approximately 35,360 people bear this surname
Hermans Surname User-submission:
Hermans is a Dutch/Flemish and German surname, meaning 'son of Herman' ('army man' in Germanic; harja-mann).
As a German surname, may also be a variation of Hermanns (with the same meaning as the first definition).
It is also an Anglicization of German Hermanns, to seem more English but to imply German ancestry.
Read More About This SurnameHermans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 16,474 | 1:698 | 14 |
| Netherlands | 12,281 | 1:1,375 | 75 |
| South Africa | 2,090 | 1:25,922 | 3,309 |
| United States | 1,167 | 1:310,590 | 28,474 |
| Germany | 1,105 | 1:72,856 | 9,220 |
| Australia | 505 | 1:53,457 | 6,596 |
| France | 461 | 1:144,084 | 22,250 |
| Canada | 254 | 1:145,061 | 14,859 |
| Finland | 126 | 1:43,625 | 5,415 |
| New Zealand | 114 | 1:39,722 | 6,688 |
| Thailand | 113 | 1:625,118 | 105,836 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Brazil | 73 | 1:2,932,525 | 86,118 |
| Spain | 67 | 1:697,792 | 30,551 |
| Switzerland | 66 | 1:124,438 | 12,477 |
| Aruba | 55 | 1:1,881 | 275 |
| Sweden | 53 | 1:185,788 | 12,836 |
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Luxembourg | 22 | 1:26,388 | 4,799 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 1:478,324 | 10,136 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 201 | 1:249,844 | 20,715 |
Hermans (975) may also be a first name.
Hermans Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Hermans is a Dutch/Flemish and German surname, meaning 'son of Herman' ('army man' in Germanic; harja-mann).
As a German surname, may also be a variation of Hermanns (with the same meaning as the first definition).
It is also an Anglicization of German Hermanns, to seem more English but to imply German ancestry.
- deleted-173293Hermans Demographics
Average Hermans Salary in
United States
$45,402 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hermans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hermans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hermans (Arabic: هرمانس) occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hermans.
How Common Is The Last Name Hermans? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,765th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 206,096 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Hermans live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 258,094th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 975 people.
The last name Hermans is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 16,474 people, or 1 in 698. In Belgium Hermans is most common in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent live, Walloon Region, where 12 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Not including Belgium this surname occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 35 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
Hermans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hermans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hermans surname increased 581 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 920 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hermans Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hermans surname are 11.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.3% being registered with the political party.
The amount Hermans earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 11.42% less than the national average, earning 306,559 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.81% less than the national average, earning R 150,168 per year; in United States they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $45,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $52,541 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermanns | 93 | 12,040 | / |
| Hermaans | 93 | 397 | / |
| Heermans | 93 | 255 | / |
| Herrmans | 93 | 67 | / |
| Heirmans | 93 | 61 | / |
| Hermansh | 93 | 25 | / |
| Hermanse | 93 | 5 | / |
| Hermmans | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chermans | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hermansz | 93 | 1 | / |
| Haermans | 93 | 0 | / |
| Ermans | 92 | 170 | / |
| Heeremans | 88 | 736 | / |
| Heiremans | 88 | 409 | / |
| Herrmanns | 88 | 251 | / |
| Heermanns | 88 | 1 | / |
| Harmans | 86 | 1,458 | / |
| Germans | 86 | 366 | / |
| Ermanns | 86 | 37 | / |
| Hormans | 86 | 32 | / |
| Jermans | 86 | 20 | / |
| Hermanz | 86 | 13 | / |
| Hermons | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ermanse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ermaans | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ehrmans | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hermansová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kheyremans | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hermance | 80 | 1,089 | / |
| Haarmans | 80 | 341 | / |
| Hormanns | 80 | 54 | / |
| Germains | 80 | 48 | / |
| Harmaans | 80 | 47 | / |
| Hermanch | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hirmanse | 80 | 5 | / |
| Geermans | 80 | 4 | / |
| Heermams | 80 | 2 | / |
| Harmanns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Harrmans | 80 | 1 | / |
| Germanns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ehrmanns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jermains | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hörmanns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hermanze | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hermannz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hermannsová | 78 | 2 | / |
| Armans | 77 | 122 | / |
| Irmans | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ormans | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ermons | 77 | 0 | / |
| Heermance | 75 | 131 | / |
| Hairemans | 75 | 13 | / |
| Hermanche | 75 | 7 | / |
| Haarmaans | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chairmans | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hermmance | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hermannce | 75 | 1 | / |
| Irmansh | 71 | 389 | / |
| Ormanns | 71 | 123 | / |
| Armaans | 71 | 10 | / |
| Harmons | 71 | 9 | / |
| Armauns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Earmons | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ermance | 71 | 1 | / |
| Germanz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ehrmams | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hermamz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Germons | 71 | 0 | / |
| Yormans | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ermmons | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hirmance | 67 | 44 | / |
| Germeyns | 67 | 3 | / |
| Germainz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geermons | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harmmons | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hormmons | 67 | 0 | / |
Hermans Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hermans in the Arabic language | ||
| هرمانس | hrmans | - |
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