Kermis Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kermis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kermis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2911:186,17820,298
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kermis (100) may also be a first name.

Kermis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kermis (Marathi: केरमीस) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kermis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kermis is the 735,823rd most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kermis reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kermis is also the 946,056th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 100 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 186,178. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 96 percent live, Gauteng, where 4 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 0 percent live. Beside South Africa Kermis exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Kermis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kermis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kermis last name grew 2,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kermis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kermis surname are 33.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kermis earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning R 267,564 per year and in United States they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $47,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kermish9237/
Kermiss9210/
Kermeis921/
Kermisch86130/
Kermeiss861/
Kermes83604/
Kremis83569/
Kirmis83532/
Karmis83261/
Kormis8378/
Kermiz832/
Cermis830/
Kiermiesz801/
Kormish7798/
Kermesh7739/
Kiermes7725/
Kirmish7711/
Kermysh777/
Kirmiss777/
Kearmes773/
Chermis772/
Karmiss772/
Gkremis772/
Cermais771/
Karmish771/
Kermets771/
Kermess771/
Kermeus771/
Kirmihs771/
Kirmise770/
Kermesse713/
Chermish713/
Kermeich712/
Kirmisse711/
Kermaich711/
Karmisch710/
Kirmes67554/
Karmiş67352/
Kirmiz67309/
Karmes67192/
Kormes67128/
Kremes67108/
Cremis67108/
Cirmis6787/
Kirmiç6775/
Carmis6751/
Kermesová6731/
Kermeš6728/
Cormis6723/
Kermez6716/
Kremys6715/
Kermeß6711/
Kermesova6710/
Khermiche673/
Kirmiß673/
Cermes671/
Kirmiş671/
Kremiś671/
Kermaiche671/

Kermis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kermis in the Marathi language
केरमीसkeramisa-

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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
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  • 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 Kermis
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