Colmer Surname

215,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Colmer Surname Definition:

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Colmœr or Ceólmœr [for the first element v. under Cole (English); the second is Old English mœre, famous]

Colmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6281:88,7239,617
United States5141:705,17355,723
Australia3511:76,9118,987
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Wales231:134,5459,804
Ireland211:224,2358,707
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3381:72,1167,998
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

Colmer (21) may also be a first name.

Colmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Colmœr or Ceólmœr [for the first element v. under Cole (English); the second is Old English mœre, famous]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Colmer Last Name Facts

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

Colmer has its highest incidence in England. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colmer? popularity and diffusion

Colmer is the 215,348th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,819,469 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Colmer reside; 37 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

The last name Colmer is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 628 people, or 1 in 88,723. In England it is mostly found in: Hampshire, where 21 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Devon, where 9 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Colmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colmer has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Colmer last name expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 425 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 386 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Colmer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Colmer surname are 15.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.39% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Colmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.05% more than the national average, earning R 484,908 per year; in United States they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $45,685 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $50,471 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collmer92506/
Cholmer9211/
Colmere923/
Colmier920/
Colme9157/
Coulmier86237/
Collmier8610/
Colmeare861/
Cohlmeir860/
Coolmier860/
Culmer832,811/
Kolmer831,735/
Calmer83704/
Colmet83298/
Solmer83133/
Colmey83124/
Colmes8383/
Colmez8366/
Zolmer8357/
Colmie8313/
Colmea832/
Jolmer831/
Colmir831/
Coulme831/
Kollmer772,324/
Chalmer77251/
Callmer77120/
Calmier7760/
Cullmer7731/
Sollmer7726/
Zollmer7722/
Scalmer7720/
Kholmer7718/
Colmire7717/
Calmere7714/
Koelmer7712/
Kolmeir7711/
Kolmier776/
Kohlmer773/
Colmair772/
Jollmer771/
Zholmer771/
Sohlmer771/
Giolmer770/
Calmear770/
Colmyre770/
Colmetz770/
Calme73721/
Colma73149/
Colmi7328/
Kolme7326/
Colmy7321/
Colmé731/
Colmaire71166/
Koellmer7181/
Kohlmier7153/
Kohlmeir7145/
Chalmere7113/
Colmesch719/
Kollmeir712/
Challmer711/
Koehlmer711/
Kohlmeer711/
Kohlmeyr711/
Kollmier711/
D'Culmer711/
Kotelmer711/
Kohlmere710/
Calmes673,180/
Calmet672,764/
Kulmer671,201/
Kalmer67782/
Salmer67118/
Coulmy67116/
Callme6773/
Colmay6732/
Kollme6731/
Calmez6728/
Kolmey6714/
Koolme6713/
Zalmer6710/
Kolmerová678/
Külmer676/
Kolmyr676/
Calmme673/
Jalmer673/
Coulma673/
Calmey672/
Colmaa672/
Kolmie672/
Qolmes671/
Calmea671/
Colmis671/
Solmir671/
Kolmei671/
Kolmerova671/
Koulme671/
Calmee671/
Ccalme671/
Collmé671/
Zulmer671/
Calmir671/
Koellmeir670/
Cattlemer670/

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