Surm Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Surm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
India91:85,229,487684,495
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Surm (90) may also be a first name.

Surm Last Name Facts

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

Surm (Hindi: सुर्म, Russian: Сурм) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Surm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Surm live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 90 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 1,578,538. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent are found, Bavaria, where 31 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Surm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Surm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Surm surname decreased 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Surme89524/
Shurm8975/
Sourm898/
Surrm894/
Surmt891/
Scurm890/
Schurm8095/
Shurme807/
Sourme802/
Shourm800/
Sorm75177/
Curm7510/
Jurm757/
Zurm753/
Surmová73269/
Surmova7310/
Scurrmh731/
Schuerm731/
Suthrrm731/
Shaurme731/
Schaurm730/
Scheurm730/
Churm67853/
Shirm67713/
Jurme6779/
Soorm6732/
Shorm6713/
Szirm677/
Szorm672/
Soerm672/
Tjurm671/
Jurmh671/
Xuurm671/
Curhm671/
Zuirm670/
Scirm670/

Surm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Surm in the Hindi language
सुर्मsurma-
Surm in the Russian language
Сурмsurm-

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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 Surm
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