Hermas Surname

100,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Hermas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hermas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,4471:15,7872,849
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
Tanzania4201:126,05111,865
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Palestine3251:13,9962,535
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Jordan1341:65,9885,788
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Finland311:177,31315,564
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Saint Lucia161:11,1741,095
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Hermaś (18) are calculated separately.

Hermas (2,164) may also be a first name.

Hermas Last Name Facts

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

Hermas (Arabic: هرماس, Marathi: हेरमस, Oriya: େହମର୍ାସ) is found most frequently in Algeria. It may be rendered as a variant: Hermaś. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hermas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 100,028th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,541,685 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Hermas are found; 67 percent are found in North Africa and 64 percent are found in Mahgreb. Hermas is also the 161,203rd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,164 people.

The surname is most widespread in Algeria, where it is held by 2,447 people, or 1 in 15,787. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Djelfa Province, where 100 percent reside. Not including Algeria Hermas exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 12 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.

Hermas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hermas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hermas last name contracted 47 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hermas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hermas earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning $48,957 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hermaś9418/
Hermash92509/
Hermasz92175/
Hermass92137/
Hermais9224/
Chermas924/
Khermas921/
Hermase921/
Hermaus921/
Herma912,084/
Ermas91201/
Hermasch8648/
Chermash8618/
Hermasse862/
Chermase861/
Heermass860/
Hirmas83305/
Harmas83277/
Hermac83220/
Hermat83182/
Ermash83172/
Heerma83145/
Hermos8391/
Germas8358/
Hermay8350/
Cherma8347/
Hierma8329/
Hermad8315/
Hermaz8315/
Hormas8313/
Ermast8312/
Härmas839/
Hermax836/
Hermah835/
Hermaj834/
Kherma834/
Hermea833/
Ermais833/
Hermai832/
Hermma831/
Herrma831/
Jermas831/
Ermase831/
Ermays831/
Erma801,942/
Harmash778,534/
Chermat772,341/
Heerema771,086/
Germash77605/
Hermach77466/
Chermaz77214/
Harmasz77198/
Khermaz77137/
Hormash7790/
Chearma7733/
Hermatz7726/
Hermeys7719/
Hyrmash7712/
Heermma777/
Germais775/
Hermajz774/
Hermous773/
Hermatt771/
Hermioa771/
Heerrma771/
Heirema771/
Harmass771/
Chermah771/
Chermma771/
Hermeus771/
Hermosh771/
Hermaiz771/
Jermasz771/
Khermaj771/
Germasz771/
Chermaj771/
Hermose771/
Chermad771/
Earmeas771/
Jearmas771/
Chermasova7536/
Hermashova7515/
Armas7392,619/
Germa7321,585/
Hermo735,287/
Ermac734,108/
Hirma73321/
Ormas73229/
Ermad73164/
Härma73164/
Jerma73115/
Ermat7390/
Irmas7353/
Ermay7350/
Eerma7350/
Ermos7332/
Earma7314/
Ermah7313/
Ermax737/
Hyrma734/
Errma734/
Ermma733/
Ermaa732/
Ierma731/
Eurma731/
Ermai731/
Jrmas731/
Eirma731/
Erhma731/
Ehrma730/
Chermaut7180/
Chyrmash7173/
Chermach7148/
Ermasova7129/
Harmasch719/
Chermashova718/
Hermache715/
Chirmash713/
Herrmatt711/
Khermous711/
Chermods711/
Khermosh711/
Chearmah711/
Germay673,041/
Armash671,174/
Ermashova67722/
Airmas67674/
Harmaz67396/
Harmos67379/
Hermey67284/
Ermosh67208/
Chermauth6757/
Chermo6744/
Ermots6737/
Germai6732/
Armais6729/
Ormash6727/
Hormos6727/
Härmat6727/
Germaj6727/
Ermeus6722/
Hirmat6721/
Hirmah6718/
Jermai6715/
Chirma6714/
Ermose6714/
Hirmaz6713/
Germau6712/
Hermoz6711/
Hermod6710/
Ormaas679/
Germaz678/
Jermás678/
Chermautt677/
Huirma677/
Jermea676/
Jermay676/
Armass675/
Hormaz675/
Germos675/
Irmaus674/
Armeas674/
Harmaš674/
Ermach673/
Eermat673/
Hyrmasova673/
Armasz672/
Gehrma672/
Hermot672/
Germaa672/
Chermache672/
Jermaš672/
Hermou672/
Jermos671/
Jerrma671/
Ermioa671/
Hermeu671/
Hermei671/
Hirmea671/
Jermaz671/
Eermaa671/
Aarmas671/
Khermouse671/
Yormas671/
Aermaz671/
Earmoa671/
Ermayd671/
Gerrma670/

Hermas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hermas in the Marathi language
हेरमसheramasa71.43
हेरमासheramasa28.57
Hermas in the Oriya language
େହମର୍ାସehamarasa66.67
େହରମାସeharamasa33.33
Hermas in the Arabic language
هرماسhrmas-

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