Hermits Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Hermits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hermits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Hermits (31) may also be a first name.

Hermits Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hermits is borne by more people in Estonia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hermits click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hermits? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Hermits live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in Baltic Europe. Hermits is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 31 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Estonia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 165,226. Without taking into account Estonia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ermits921/
Hermitz862/
Härmits861/
Khirmits801/
Hermiz771,307/
Ermics778/
Ermets774/
Hermic774/
Ermičs772/
Armits772/
Germitsch7529/
Hermetz71271/
Germets715/
Harmitz712/
Jermitz712/
Armeits712/
Hermaiz711/
Hermeci711/
Hermiez711/
Hermich710/
Ermiz6711/
Germitch677/
Ermic673/
Chermetz671/
Ermić671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hermits
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