Hermans Surname

15,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

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.

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Hermans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium16,4741:69814
Netherlands12,2811:1,37575
South Africa2,0901:25,9223,309
United States1,1671:310,59028,474
Germany1,1051:72,8569,220
Australia5051:53,4576,596
France4611:144,08422,250
Canada2541:145,06114,859
Finland1261:43,6255,415
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
Thailand1131:625,118105,836
England921:605,63136,119
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Spain671:697,79230,551
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Aruba551:1,881275
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Norway271:190,45522,163
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Luxembourg221:26,3884,799
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Austria111:774,13064,097
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Jamaica61:478,32410,136
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Tonga41:26,828461
Curaçao41:39,312638
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Latvia31:683,34934,074
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:249,84420,715

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.

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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) is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hermans? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hermans is the 15,765th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 206,096 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Hermans are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 258,094th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 975 people.

The surname Hermans is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 16,474 people, or 1 in 698. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 12 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Belgium it is found in 72 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 35 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Hermans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hermans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hermans last name expanded 581 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 920 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hermans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hermans are 11.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.3% being registered to vote for the 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.

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Hermans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hermans in the Arabic language
هرمانسhrmans-

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