Roemer Surname

57,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Roemer Surname Definition:

(Dutch.) From Roem, glory, renown; a praiser, a boaster.

Roemer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3711:67,4847,852
Germany1,6441:48,9696,395
Netherlands3961:42,6447,227
France3961:167,73426,106
Canada2811:131,12313,644
Suriname1661:3,329599
Switzerland991:82,9599,414
Poland791:481,12348,113
Israel761:112,60012,624
Denmark561:100,7989,513
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Australia281:964,13257,058
England271:2,063,63279,942
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Austria131:655,03358,041
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6721:74,7307,978

Roemer (339) may also be a first name.

Roemer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch.) From Roem, glory, renown; a praiser, a boaster.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Roemer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roemer is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roemer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,334th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 825,036 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Roemer live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 474,488th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 339 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,371 people, or 1 in 67,484. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States Roemer is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

Roemer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roemer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roemer surname expanded 799 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 245 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roemer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Roemer are 15.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.03% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Roemer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 106.64% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,057 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.49% more than the national average, earning R 364,740 per year; in United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $51,031 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roehmer9266/
Roemmer9249/
Roemert9216/
Roesmer929/
Roemier921/
Rohemer921/
Rhoemer920/
Romer9111,062/
Remer913,978/
Roeme9123/
Roemmert8610/
Roettmer861/
Rohemert861/
Reimer8347,554/
Riemer8319,472/
Reymer833,153/
Reamer832,905/
Rohmer832,784/
Remmer831,445/
Rejmer831,077/
Rehmer831,043/
Rommer83652/
Reumer83609/
Remeur83486/
Roomer83462/
Reemer83376/
Romier83215/
Romeur83207/
Raemer83158/
Remier8377/
Roumer8357/
Ruemer8337/
Rhemer8318/
Romear8317/
Remeer8313/
Roemeh8312/
Rhomer836/
Roheme834/
Romerr833/
Romerz833/
Remeir832/
Ryemer832/
Hromer832/
Hremer832/
Romeer831/
Romerh831/
Roemet831/
Roimer831/
Roymer831/
Rojmer831/
Roemey831/
Roehme830/
Remear830/
Roemei830/
Roemes830/
Roemir830/
Romeir830/
Roemerová802/
Roumier771,316/
Reimert771,134/
Reimmer77736/
Reijmer77465/
Reumert77210/
Riehmer77155/
Reymert7771/
Reimeir7758/
Ruehmer7749/
Roimier7745/
Reemmer7741/
Roumeur7738/
Reismer7737/
Rheumer7736/
Roomere7734/
Reihmer7723/
Reutmer7710/
Rheimer779/
Rejmert779/
Ruemmer778/
Rojamer776/
Romierz773/
Riemmer773/
Raehmer773/
Rommier773/
Remmier772/
Reamear772/
Reamier772/
Reimier772/
Reymier772/
Reahmer771/
Rehmeir771/
Reimere771/
Rhomerh771/
Hraemer771/
Reemeer771/
Riemeer771/
Rohemäe771/
Rohmeir771/
Roesmir771/
D'Remer771/
Rohmeer771/
Rehmeer771/
Rommeir770/
Reimerd770/
Reimeur770/
Reammer770/
Raemert770/
Rhiemer770/
Rehamer770/
Reitmer770/
Rhommer770/
Reimher770/
Reimerz770/
Rieamer770/
Roemett770/
Raeymer770/
Rreemer770/
Rohimer770/
Römer7322,612/
Ramer736,442/
Rumer731,385/
Remir73198/
Rämer7393/
Romir7359/
Rómer7358/
Rümer7325/
Raeme7317/
Roemi735/
Rémer731/
Rõmer731/
Roemy730/
Reitmeir71184/
Reimherr71155/
Roihamer7110/
Rheimmer711/
Reismert711/
Reitmeyr711/
Rojamehr711/
Reihimer710/
Raymer679,699/
Rumere672,380/
Rammer671,402/
Ramier671,096/
Rummer67963/
Raimer67876/
Rahmer67499/
Raumer67387/
Ruhmer67258/
Rumeur67219/
Römmer67213/
Rohemi67190/
Rühmer67154/
Roesmi67111/
Rümmer6788/
Römert6780/
Reimerová6774/
Rajmer6766/
Röhmer6758/
Reithmeir6757/
Rijmer6741/
Romair6739/
Rähmer6739/
Roithmeir6728/
Rumier6726/
Raheme6715/
Rumert6715/
Raemee6711/
Reimir678/
Rämmer678/
Rohime677/
Reithmeyr677/
Hrämer676/
Remoir675/
Rhamer675/
Rämert675/
Rohemy675/
Rhuyemere674/
Reymerova673/
Hromir673/
Reimerova673/
Rhumer672/
Ruimer672/
Rejmyr672/
Raehme672/
Rémier672/
Rojmir672/
Rhaeme671/
Reitmeyre671/
Riemir671/
Rameur671/
Ramher671/
Raoime671/
Rouime671/
Rameer671/
Reimér671/
Reamir671/
Remair671/
Remayr671/
Romojr671/
Rommér671/
Roemio671/
Rutmer671/
Rusmer671/
Roohimehr671/
Roohymehr671/
Reimyr671/
Roemaa671/
Hrumer671/
Ruymer670/
Raemey670/
Rheimherr670/
Rheihamer670/
Reymir670/
Rumher670/
Ramear670/
Raamer670/
Roethmyre670/

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