Attermeyer Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Attermeyer Surname User-submission:

German surname, likely deriving from the former village of Atter - now part of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony - and meyer, meaning (small scale) 'tenant farmer'.

It is most common in the Tecklenburg area of the North Rhine-Westphalian county of Steinfurt.

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Attermeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4221:190,77122,122
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Attermeyer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

German surname, likely deriving from the former village of Atter - now part of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony - and meyer, meaning (small scale) 'tenant farmer'.

It is most common in the Tecklenburg area of the North Rhine-Westphalian county of Steinfurt.

- bobbele

Attermeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Attermeyer is found most in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Attermeyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 675,256th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname Attermeyer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Attermeyer live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 422 people, or 1 in 190,771. In Germany Attermeyer is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Germany Attermeyer exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Attermeyer Last Name Statistics demography

Attermeyer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning $43,018 USD per year.

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