Bramer Surname

118,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Bramer Surname Definition:

From bray-mer, the great hill.

Bramer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3911:151,59315,568
Germany5851:137,61616,716
Netherlands4111:41,0886,981
Canada1081:341,16330,982
England841:663,31038,317
Austria641:133,05418,198
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Australia351:771,30649,759
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
France91:7,380,302306,885
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6061:82,8698,678

The alternate forms: Brämer (1,585) are calculated separately.

Bramer (23) may also be a first name.

Bramer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From bray-mer, the great hill.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

BRAIMER, BRAMER: From bray-mer, the great hill.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Bramer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bramer (Russian: Брамер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Brämer. For other possible spellings of Bramer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bramer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bramer is the 118,225th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,873,405 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Bramer are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bramer is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 23 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,391 people, or 1 in 151,593. In The United States Bramer is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 11 percent are found, Kentucky, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States Bramer occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found.

Bramer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bramer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bramer surname expanded 395 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bramer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bramer are 22.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bramer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.7% less than the national average, earning 219,062 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $47,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.6% more than the national average, earning $68,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brämer941,585/
Brammer9211,993/
Braemer92825/
Brahmer92389/
Braymer92320/
Brasmer92138/
Breamer9261/
Bramert9251/
Braimer9228/
Braamer9221/
Braumer928/
Bramier923/
Bramerd921/
Brame916,275/
Braehmer8642/
Brammier8620/
Brammert864/
Brasmear862/
Braummer862/
Braymmer861/
Breahmer861/
Brahamer861/
Brammeur861/
Brammeir860/
Braumier860/
Braemmer860/
Bremer8335,852/
Bramhe832,697/
Brahme83899/
Brasme83636/
Bromer83477/
Brames83366/
Brömer83359/
Breame83265/
Bramme83181/
Braime83175/
Bramet8325/
B'Rame8312/
Bramey837/
Vramer834/
Brameh834/
Braume834/
Bramed834/
Bramge833/
Bhrame832/
Brémer832/
Bramre831/
Brayme831/
Bramir831/
Bramea831/
Wramer830/
Brahammer800/
Brehmer776,556/
Bremmer773,093/
Brommer772,553/
Breemer77842/
Broomer77507/
Breimer77493/
Brosmer77323/
Brömmer77197/
Brähmer77195/
Broemer77176/
Brohmer77154/
Bremehr77149/
Brahame77129/
Bromert77106/
Bröhmer7758/
Bremier7746/
Brahmeh7738/
Breames7727/
Bramesh7725/
Brametz7712/
Brämert7711/
Wrammer7710/
Breamed778/
Bramhed777/
Braimes776/
Brömert776/
Brammie776/
Brahmey775/
Breymer773/
Braymes773/
Bromier773/
Brahmei773/
Bramett772/
Bhramhe772/
Breumer772/
Bromher772/
Bromeir771/
Bramech771/
Brammeh771/
Brammez771/
Braimeh771/
Brahmie771/
Brahmir771/
Brhamee771/
Brhemer771/
Bromerh771/
Brammed770/
Broimer770/
Bruimer770/
Broumer770/
Vrammer770/
Vreamer770/
Bromger770/
Bremeer770/
Bremerr770/
Brahmerová752/
Brammerová751/
Brami733,745/
Brama731,938/
Brome731,186/
Bramy73124/
Vrame7346/
Bramé7319/
Bramè7312/
Broemmer71135/
Brommert7177/
Breymier7144/
Breimeir7142/
Breumier7127/
Bremmeyr7124/
Brattmyr719/
Broehmer715/
Brömmert715/
Bremeher715/
Wrammert714/
Breymeir713/
Brahmeit712/
Breummer712/
Breimert712/
Brremmer711/
Breimier711/
Brahamea711/
Brahamre711/
Braheime711/
Bramhech711/
Bramhesh711/
Brammesh711/
Brammett711/
Brahamie711/
Bramaire711/
Brhemmer711/
Bremmier710/
Brasmire710/
Bratmire710/
Breimmer710/
Brehmerr710/
Broommer710/
Bromeard710/
Brahmi6734,711/
Broome6722,729/
Braima678,668/
Bramha672,692/
Braimi67971/
Bromet67568/
Bromme67418/
Brhama67288/
Bramma67230/
Bramis67160/
Bromée67105/
Brohme6759/
Bromes6742/
Brammy6741/
Bhrama6735/
Breime6735/
Brahmy6729/
Bromey6721/
Braïma6719/
Bramhi6717/
Bromér6717/
Brayma6713/
Bromee6713/
Braymi6711/
Braïmi679/
Bramai679/
Bromir678/
Bromea678/
Brattmyhr678/
Brajma676/
Brauma676/
Bromeu674/
Brhamy674/
Bramit673/
Bromhe672/
Bhrami672/
Breitmeir672/
Broume672/
Breyme671/
Braama671/
Braami671/
Brajmi671/
B'Rami671/
B'Ramy671/
Brahamieh671/
Bramio671/
Bromei671/
Bromerová671/
Brrome671/
Bramaj671/
Bhramy671/
Breama671/
Brasmi671/
Brahamets671/
Broommier670/
Vromer670/
Bramay670/

Bramer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bramer in the Russian language
Брамерbramer-

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