Lerma Surname

10,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Lerma Surname Definition:

It is believed that this name comes from a Basque word that means "madroñal" or a grove of madrone trees.

Castilian name from Lerma (Burgos) and descended from Fernán García de Lerma, soldier in battle, Navas de Tolosa.

Lerma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico26,1031:4,755614
United States13,1521:27,5593,449
Colombia8,2191:5,813811
Spain3,3011:14,1631,620
Peru1,0211:31,1303,156
Ecuador8661:18,3672,658
Philippines7721:131,13822,341
Argentina2991:142,95512,092
Venezuela2611:115,7243,985
Italy1661:368,41442,786
France1431:464,49566,161
Cuba1101:104,7523,076
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Chile631:279,6278,218
Panama601:65,2042,877
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Romania341:590,52642,844
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Guam11:160,1214,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Belize11:355,4743,977
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Lerma (27,658) may also be a first name.

Lerma Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

It is believed that this name comes from a Basque word that means "madroñal" or a grove of madrone trees.

Castilian name from Lerma (Burgos) and descended from Fernán García de Lerma, soldier in battle, Navas de Tolosa.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Lerma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lerma (Arabic: لرما, Oriya: େଲମର୍ା, Russian: Лерма) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lerma is the 10,261st most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 132,999 people. The surname Lerma occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Lerma are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Lerma is also the 29,655th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 27,658 people.

Lerma is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 26,103 people, or 1 in 4,755. In Mexico Lerma is mostly concentrated in: Chihuahua, where 14 percent reside, Tamaulipas, where 14 percent reside and Sinaloa, where 13 percent reside. Beside Mexico this surname occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Colombia, where 15 percent reside.

Lerma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lerma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lerma surname rose 8,272 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lerma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lerma last name are 42.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.02% registered with the party.

The amount Lerma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 10.36% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,377 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.92% less than the national average, earning $20,677,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.9% less than the national average, earning $34,564 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.03% less than the national average, earning $44,203 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lermas91125/
Lierma9165/
Llerma9154/
Lermat919/
Lermay912/
Lermaa912/
Lerrma912/
Laerma912/
Lermma911/
Leirma911/
Learma911/
D'Lerma837/
Lermeah832/
Lermais831/
Lehrmah831/
Lermi801,089/
Lermo801,020/
Larma80441/
Lorma80197/
Lerme80180/
Lermy8023/
Lirma8018/
Lyrma802/
Lermé801/
Lermer731,052/
Larmah73302/
Leirmo73136/
Larmay73126/
Lermet73123/
Lermos7355/
Lermes7347/
Liermo7338/
Liarma7319/
Lherme7316/
Llermo7312/
Lormah7311/
Lermee737/
Lormau735/
Larmai734/
Lermit734/
Lermot733/
Lermie732/
Lermoo732/
Lormaa732/
Lirmas732/
Larmaa731/
Lermée731/
Lormea731/
Lormai731/
Lohrma730/
Lermey730/
Lermmy730/
Lhermet67939/
Lhermey6764/
Lhermie6763/
Leiråmo6754/
Laarmaa6746/
Lermett6723/
Lormeah6715/
Lirmaya679/
Hlormah673/
Lhermit672/
Lhermes672/
Lormaih671/
Lermich671/
Llermos671/
Lermych671/
Learmey670/
Learmer670/
Lermerr670/
Lermiss670/
Lermitt670/

Lerma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lerma in the Oriya language
େଲମର୍ାelamara-
Lerma in the Russian language
Лермаlerma-
Lerma in the Arabic language
لرماlrma-
يرماyrma-

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