Lerman Surname

68,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Lerman Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Leer in Germany; one who taught others, a teacher.

Lerman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7851:95,76210,722
Israel1,2341:6,9351,069
Russia7571:190,38721,163
Argentina4461:95,8378,072
Ukraine1651:275,89535,653
Canada1581:233,20022,307
England1161:480,32831,110
Sweden671:146,96710,337
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Poland571:666,82057,730
Colombia411:1,165,2219,805
Belarus301:316,70234,864
France261:2,554,720189,486
Croatia241:176,19222,291
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
China21:683,660,78330,601
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Lermán (1) are calculated separately.

Lerman (595) may also be a first name.

Lerman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Leer in Germany; one who taught others, a teacher.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lerman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lerman (Georgian: ლერმან, Russian: Лерман) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms: Lermán. For other potential spellings of Lerman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lerman is the 68,634th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,007,124 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Lerman live; 55 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lerman is also the 342,839th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 595 people.

The last name Lerman is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,785 people, or 1 in 95,762. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 10 percent are found.

Lerman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lerman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 8,228 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 829 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lerman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lerman last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lerman surname are 9.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lerman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 256.7% more than the national average, earning R 847,644 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.26% more than the national average, earning $25,713,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 23.5% more than the national average, earning $53,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.2% more than the national average, earning $64,189 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lermán941/
Lehrman922,133/
Lierman921,736/
Learman92519/
Lermann92185/
Lermant9264/
Leirman9259/
Leerman9258/
Lermane9213/
Lerhman928/
Lermand926/
Lherman925/
Llerman922/
Lerzman921/
Loerman921/
Lermain921/
Ålerman921/
Leurman920/
Lermman920/
Liermann863,382/
Lehrmann862,832/
Laermann86344/
Lermatin86145/
Loermann8669/
Leermann8662/
Learmann8622/
Lhermann8618/
Learmand8612/
Liermain8612/
Leirmann864/
Leahrman863/
Lerhmann861/
Leirhman861/
Hølerman861/
L'German861/
Lierhman860/
Liehrman860/
Loehrman860/
Larman831,727/
Lorman83972/
Lirman83263/
Lermon83147/
Lermam836/
Lyrman832/
Lörman831/
Liehrmann8070/
Loehrmann8030/
Lermanova8029/
Lehermann8020/
Lermating8015/
Loerhmann801/
Lherrmann801/
Leathrman801/
Hllermann801/
Leahrmann800/
Laarman771,423/
Lohrman77746/
Lahrman77497/
Larmann77278/
Lermond77151/
Lormann77117/
Lermont77116/
Lyrmann7742/
Lirmann7739/
Lörmann7714/
Lirmane7714/
Lorhman7711/
Lormain7711/
Lyreman7710/
Lharman775/
Lirzman774/
Lihrman773/
Lyrmang771/
Learmon771/
Lormean771/
Līrmane771/
Llorman771/
Löhrman771/
Lhorman771/
Lairman770/
Liarman770/
Layrman770/
Lorrman770/
Lehrmanová751/
Lohrmann713,390/
Lahrmann711,350/
Learmont71778/
Laarmann71520/
Learmond71309/
Löhrmann71175/
Lihrmann71148/
Lhormann7114/
Lorhmann717/
Lehrmannová714/
Lajtrman712/
Lormeahn711/
Lohrmaan711/
Lermounn711/
Larhmann711/
Laharman710/
Learmonth672,872/
Larmon67953/
Learmount6775/
Lormon6717/
Lermonova6710/
Leermonth671/
Larmón671/
Lirmam671/

Lerman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lerman in the Georgian language
ლერმანlerman-
Lerman in the Russian language
Лерманlerman-

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