Bodmer Surname
Approximately 3,883 people bear this surname
Bodmer Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) Herald-Famous [Old English boda-Old Saxon bodo=O.H.Ger, boto, messenger, herald + Old English mœre = Old Saxon O.H.Ger.mári, famous]
Bodmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1,685 | 1:4,874 | 726 |
| United States | 1,057 | 1:342,913 | 30,845 |
| Germany | 679 | 1:118,565 | 14,565 |
| France | 93 | 1:714,223 | 89,679 |
| England | 76 | 1:733,132 | 40,828 |
| Netherlands | 57 | 1:296,266 | 35,624 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Colombia | 32 | 1:1,492,940 | 10,821 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 134 | 1:374,766 | 28,202 |
Bodmer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) Herald-Famous [Old English boda-Old Saxon bodo=O.H.Ger, boto, messenger, herald + Old English mœre = Old Saxon O.H.Ger.mári, famous]
“Land-Owner” in Old German (Boden-land). Compare “Bodem” in Afrikaans.
From bod-mer, the great house.
Bodmer Demographics
Average Male Bodmer Height
180.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bodmer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bodmer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bodmer (Arabic: بودمر, Russian: Бодмер) is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bodmer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 118,408th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,876,782 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Bodmer are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,685 people, or 1 in 4,874. In Switzerland Bodmer is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 45 percent reside, Canton of Aargau, where 11 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Switzerland this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.
Bodmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bodmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bodmer last name grew 789 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 585 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bodmer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bodmer surname are 12.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.13% registered with the party.
The amount Bodmer earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 4.07% more than the national average, earning R 247,308 per year; in Colombia they earn 48.17% more than the national average, earning $33,637,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.08% more than the national average, earning $50,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $67,022 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boudmer | 92 | 35 | / |
| Bodmeir | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bodmier | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bodmere | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bodme | 91 | 1 | / |
| Vodmer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Budmer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Badmer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bodmey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boidme | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bodmerová | 80 | 2 | / |
| Boudmir | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bodmayr | 77 | 9 | / |
| Boodmee | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bodmair | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boudmea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woodmer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bodma | 73 | 31 | / |
| Badme | 73 | 19 | / |
| Boydemir | 71 | 58 | / |
| Woodmere | 71 | 5 | / |
| Woodmeir | 71 | 0 | / |
| Buddmier | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bahadmehr | 67 | 29 | / |
| Boudma | 67 | 16 | / |
| Budmir | 67 | 5 | / |
| Badhme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Badmir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Badmes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vadmer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bedmyr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wadmer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bédmär | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bedmär | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boudmy | 67 | 1 | / |
Bodmer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bodmer in the Russian language | ||
| Бодмер | bodmer | - |
| Bodmer in the Arabic language | ||
| بودمر | bwdmr | - |
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Bodmer Reference & Research
Bodamer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Bodamer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bodmer
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