Chalmars Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Chalmars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalmars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Chalmars Last Name Facts

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

Chalmars occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chalmars click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalmars? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chalmars is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Chalmars are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most common in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 369,007. In Northern Ireland it is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Excluding Northern Ireland Chalmars is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Chalmars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chalmars has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chalmars surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalmaers941/
Chalmers8833,076/
Hjalmars8814/
Halmarst881/
Chalmors881/
Cahlmars881/
Callmars880/
Hallmarsh827/
Challmers822/
Chaalmers822/
Colmars8058/
Chelmers753/
Cholmers750/
Tsholmars711/
Satlmarsh711/
Salmors671/
Holmors670/
Holmhorst590/
Zollmarsch5650/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chalmars
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