Bremer Surname

15,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bremer Surname Definition:

“Citizen of Bremen” in Germany.

Bremer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany18,4981:4,352503
United States9,6381:37,6074,650
Netherlands2,5791:6,548734
Brazil9331:229,4478,876
Iran4951:155,11613,497
Sweden3671:26,8302,180
Poland3221:118,04017,629
Denmark3061:18,4471,819
Australia3001:89,98610,337
France2781:238,93137,046
Mexico2411:515,0469,128
Canada2211:166,72216,788
England1891:294,80522,579
South Africa1651:328,35030,751
Finland1641:33,5164,388
New Zealand1431:31,6675,500
Norway1291:39,8635,673
Argentina1061:403,24030,872
Switzerland981:83,8059,470
Luxembourg871:6,6731,004
Israel771:111,13812,490
Chile711:248,1197,493
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Austria461:185,11823,639
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Panama61:652,04310,051
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
China41:341,830,39216,990
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6831:29,8393,621

The alternate forms: Brémer (2) are calculated separately.

Bremer (251) may also be a first name.

Bremer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Citizen of Bremen” in Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Bremer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bremer (Arabic: بريمر, Russian: Бремер) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Brémer. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bremer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bremer is the 15,550th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 203,267 people. Bremer occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Bremer reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bremer is also the 562,655th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 251 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 18,498 people, or 1 in 4,352. In Germany Bremer is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 29 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Bremer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bremer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bremer last name grew 573 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bremer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Bremer last name are 16.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.35% registered with the party.

The amount Bremer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.05% more than the national average, earning 360,109 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 167.95% more than the national average, earning R 636,744 per year; in United States they earn 7.76% more than the national average, earning $46,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $53,621 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brémer942/
Brehmer926,556/
Bremmer923,093/
Breemer92842/
Braemer92825/
Breimer92493/
Bremert92258/
Broemer92176/
Bremehr92149/
Breamer9261/
Bremier9246/
Bremere9224/
Briemer9212/
Breymer923/
Bresmer922/
Breumer922/
Bretmer921/
Brhemer921/
Bremerd920/
Bremeer920/
Bremerr920/
Breme915,211/
Broemmer86135/
Bremmert8680/
Breymier8644/
Breimeir8642/
Braehmer8642/
Bremmere8630/
Breumier8627/
Bremmeyr8624/
Brehmert8616/
Broehmer865/
Bremeher865/
Breymeir863/
Breummer862/
Breimert862/
Brremmer861/
Breimier861/
Briemmer861/
Breahmer861/
Brhemmer861/
Bremmier860/
Braemmer860/
Breimmer860/
Brehmerr860/
Bramer833,890/
Brimer832,323/
Brehme831,843/
Brymer831,670/
Brämer831,585/
Bromer83477/
Brömer83359/
Breame83265/
Bremme83222/
Bremes83132/
Bresme8369/
Wremer8342/
Breime8335/
Bremez836/
Bremea833/
Bremeh833/
Bremet832/
Bremhe831/
Breyme831/
Bremie831/
Vremer831/
Breeme830/
Breitmeir802/
Brammer7711,993/
Brimmer773,325/
Brommer772,553/
Brahmer77389/
Braymer77320/
Brömmer77197/
Brähmer77195/
Brohmer77154/
Breemes7786/
Vremere7777/
Bröhmer7758/
Breimyr7745/
Wremert7743/
Brismer7738/
Britmer7728/
Braimer7728/
Breames7727/
Braamer7721/
Breemet7712/
Wreimer7712/
Bremmes7711/
Brämert7711/
Brimert778/
Breamed778/
Brymmer777/
Bresmes777/
Brömert776/
Brøymer776/
Brimeur775/
Breihme775/
Bramier773/
Bromier773/
Brehmet773/
Bremetz773/
Brimere773/
Brihmer772/
Bromher772/
Brehmes771/
Bromeir771/
Bryomer771/
Breemez771/
Bromerh771/
Brymere770/
Brymier770/
Brimger770/
Brimear770/
Brijmer770/
Broimer770/
Bruimer770/
Bremett770/
Bremeas770/
Wreumer770/
Bremmet770/
Vreamer770/
Bremess770/
Breimerova756/
Brehmerová753/
Breitmeire751/
Brema733,514/
Brime73730/
Vreme73671/
Bremi73138/
Bryme7318/
Bremy7312/
Brème733/
Brême733/
Bräme732/
Brithmer7158/
Breumair7151/
Breimair7150/
Brammier7120/
Brömmert715/
Brimmere714/
Wremerth713/
Bremmesh711/
Bremmett711/
Braheime711/
Braymmer711/
Brahamer711/
Vremmert711/
Brammeur711/
Brammeir710/
Bruimier710/
Brimmier710/
Bretmyre710/
Bruismer710/
Breymair710/
Breima672,279/
Vremea67235/
Brisme67203/
Braime67175/
Bremis6741/
Brimes6729/
Brimez6719/
Bremeesch6719/
Bromér6717/
Brymér6713/
Bremmi6712/
Bremma679/
Bromir678/
Briema675/
Vremeș674/
Bremyo674/
Brimme673/
Bryhme673/
Brimet672/
Breema672/
Breyma672/
Brehmi671/
Breimy671/
Bremiz671/
Bresmy671/
Brayme671/
Wrimer671/
Bramir671/
Bremit671/
Bremid671/
Breemy671/
Bremoi671/
Briome671/
Bryome671/
Brähme671/
Breama671/
Brymes670/
Brimey670/
Wrymer670/
Bremmy670/
Breitmair670/
Britmeyre670/
Brahammer670/

Bremer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bremer in the Russian language
Бремерbremer-
Bremer in the Arabic language
بريمرbrymr-

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Bremer Reference & Research

Brenner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Brenner 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bremer
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