Irma Surname

51,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Irma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7,9611:16,6122,055
India6401:1,198,54048,139
Brazil3341:640,94123,744
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Portugal1421:73,3683,778
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Mexico421:2,955,38622,751
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Ivory Coast331:699,12819,606
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
France191:3,495,933219,029
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England61:9,286,343223,652
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Gabon41:472,2983,618
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Comoros11:749,524685
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Irmã (271), Irmâ (1), Irmá (1), Irmā (1), Irmà (1) & Irmä (1) are calculated separately.

Irma (1,482,212) may also be a first name.

Irma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Irma (Arabic: آيرما, Georgian: ირმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺭﻣﺎ, Hindi: इरमा, Oriya: ଇମର୍ା, Russian: Ирма) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can appear as a variant: Irmã, Irmâ, Irmá, Irmā, Irmà or Irmä. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,861st most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 737,755 people. Irma occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Irma are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Irma is also the 499th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 1,482,212 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 7,961 people, or 1 in 16,612. In Indonesia Irma is most common in: West Java, where 43 percent reside, North Sumatra, where 7 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this last name is found in 79 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Irma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Irma has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 24,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Irma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Irma last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Irma earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 24.26% less than the national average, earning $17,194,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 29.23% less than the national average, earning $30,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irmã92271/
Irmâ921/
Irmá921/
Irmā921/
Irmà921/
Irmä921/
Girma89827,974/
Jirma892,875/
Hirma89321/
Irmas8953/
Irmağ8953/
Irmah8941/
Irmai8924/
Irmay8923/
Irmat8917/
Iorma8914/
Yirma8913/
Irmma8910/
Airma897/
Irmap893/
Irmaa892/
Oirma892/
Ierma891/
Eirma891/
Irmad891/
Girmay8075,315/
Girmai801,466/
Airmas80674/
Hirmas80305/
Irmaya80297/
Iormaa80158/
Girmma8049/
Airema8047/
Hierma8029/
Hirmat8021/
Hirmah8018/
Hirmaz8013/
Airmai809/
Huirma807/
Irmaus804/
Girmaa802/
Girrma802/
Girmau801/
Yirmaz801/
Yirmap801/
Iormai801/
Hirmea801/
Irmaad801/
Irmiea801/
Yirmai801/
Urma753,829/
Erma751,942/
Irme75591/
Irmi7572/
Irmo7569/
Yrma7544/
Ärma756/
Jrma753/
Irmy752/
Ghirmay735,062/
Gihrmay7328/
Airemah737/
Girmaya734/
Heirema731/
Girmaja731/
Gairmay731/
Germa6721,585/
Irmer674,106/
Herma672,084/
Hurma671,577/
Jirmo671,021/
Girme67908/
Ermas67201/
Irmis67169/
Ermad67164/
Härma67164/
Irmez67134/
Irmeš67127/
Ermat6790/
Airmi6780/
Irmes6779/
Hirmo6758/
Yirmi6752/
Girmi6751/
Ermay6750/
Eerma6750/
Hirme6730/
Oirme6726/
Urmma6722/
Yorma6721/
Urmau6719/
Irmiš6718/
Earma6714/
Ermah6713/
Urmah6713/
Hirmi6713/
Yirmo6711/
Urmaa6710/
Jirmi678/
Irmey678/
Iormo677/
Irmér676/
Jirme675/
Irmit674/
Irmiy674/
Uerma674/
Irmão674/
Hyrma674/
Yrema674/
Errma674/
Ermma673/
Irmet672/
Jirmy672/
Urmai672/
Ermaa672/
Girmé672/
Irmiş671/
Irmih671/
Irmmi671/
Hirrmath671/
Eurma671/
Girmo671/
Girmy671/
Urrma671/
Irmie671/
Ermai671/
Irmâs671/
Irmás671/
Yirme671/
Erhma671/
Uirme671/
Iermi671/
Isrmy671/
Irmeu671/
Irmos671/
Iermy670/
Ehrma670/
Urmay670/

Irma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Irma in the Georgian language
ირმაirma-
Irma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺭﻣﺎarma-
Irma in the Hindi language
इरमाirama90.59
ईरमाirama4.71
इर्माirma2.35
इरमirama2.35
Irma in the Oriya language
ଇମର୍ାimara87.28
ଇମima9.03
ଇମକ୍imak0.82
ଇମଚ୍imac0.55
ଇରମାirama0.27
ଇମର୍imar0.14
ଇେମiema0.14
Irma in the Russian language
Ирмаirma-
Irma in the Arabic language
آيرماayrma-
إيرماayrma-
أيرماayrma-
ايرماayrma-

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