Cremer Surname

25,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Cremer Surname Definition:

= Creamep = Cpamen, q.v.

Cremer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,3931:6,011730
United States2,3181:156,36715,989
Belgium1,2181:9,4391,346
Netherlands8701:19,4113,047
South Africa5991:90,44711,085
Brazil4631:462,36417,525
Australia4601:58,6867,127
France4351:152,69623,696
Bolivia3581:29,6552,034
England2351:237,09819,544
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
Austria671:127,09617,572
Spain571:820,21133,492
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Luxembourg501:11,6112,029
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Chile341:518,13213,148
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
India61:127,844,230863,365
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
China51:273,464,31313,838
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:149,54213,222
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4601:109,17110,893

The alternate forms: Crémer (108) are calculated separately.

Cremer (51) may also be a first name.

Cremer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Creamep = Cpamen, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old version of “Kramer” (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Cremer Last Name Facts

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

Cremer occurs most in Germany. It may occur as: Crémer. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cremer? popularity and diffusion

Cremer is the 25,427th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 343,752 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Cremer reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 51 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 13,393 people, or 1 in 6,011. In Germany Cremer is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent reside. Not including Germany Cremer exists in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.

Cremer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cremer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cremer surname rose 504 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 820 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cremer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cremer surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cremer surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Cremer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 641.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 143,683 per year; in South Africa they earn 148.99% more than the national average, earning R 591,684 per year; in United States they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $46,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.16% more than the national average, earning $57,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crémer94108/
Creamer9214,589/
Creemer92414/
Cremier92206/
Creimer92139/
Cremmer92109/
Cresmer9243/
Cremere927/
Scremer922/
Chremer921/
Creymer920/
Creumer920/
Creme91600/
Schremer8697/
Creamier8649/
Creammer8622/
Screemer862/
Chresmer861/
Creamerr861/
Cremerre861/
Creasmer860/
Crethmer860/
Kremer8361,520/
Crämer83427/
Cremet83362/
Cremes8380/
Creame8373/
Crimer8358/
Cremey8352/
Cremie8329/
Crymer8321/
Šremer8317/
Sremer835/
Creime835/
Cresme834/
Cremee833/
Zremer831/
Cermer831/
Cremme830/
Schremmer801,879/
Schriemer80597/
Schreimer8020/
Creammier800/
Kreimer772,559/
Kreamer771,551/
Kreymer771,127/
Kremmer77775/
Craymer77272/
Kreemer77145/
Crismer77121/
Sremere7792/
Kremere7791/
Kremeur7773/
Craimer7755/
Chermer7752/
Krehmer7739/
Crimier7736/
Cremetz7729/
Kriemer7726/
Scrimer7725/
Kreumer7722/
Crimmer7721/
Kremerz7716/
Szremer7711/
Kremier776/
Crémier776/
Shremer775/
Chirmer774/
Creymey774/
Kremeir773/
Kremeyr773/
Kremert772/
Krremer772/
Kremeer772/
Kretmer771/
Krzemer771/
Cretmey771/
Cremeas771/
Creames770/
Cremett770/
Zremmer770/
Cremmey770/
Creamee770/
Creamet770/
Cremire770/
Creamey770/
Crema736,428/
Kreme73696/
Cryme73348/
Crime73120/
Cremi7380/
Cremy7313/
Cremé7311/
Crème735/
Crême732/
Créme731/
Chrismer71861/
Schrimer7190/
Kreamier7144/
Kreimier7137/
Shreymer717/
Kreitmer717/
Shreimer714/
Creameas712/
Krehmeir711/
Krethmer711/
Jreimert711/
Crimmger711/
Shremere711/
Chrysmer711/
Chritmer710/
Cremmett710/
Kreimeir710/
Kreimeer710/
Crimmier710/
Schremir710/
Creameis710/
Krämer6775,183/
Kermer67935/
Crymes67912/
Krémer67535/
Krimer67459/
Kremez67399/
Crimes67355/
Kirmer67259/
Krymer67228/
Kremeň67222/
Creismeas67170/
Kremerová67134/
Kreitmeir67122/
Cremis67108/
Schrimmer6795/
Crimet6782/
Crisme6777/
Kreitmeyr6762/
Kärmer6744/
Kremerova6736/
Kremyr6727/
Kremey6726/
Creamy6716/
Kremeh6711/
Kremeś6710/
Kremeź6710/
Kremir679/
Crimea676/
Schrämmer676/
Crimee675/
Šremerová675/
Kreime675/
Schremmerová674/
Kremie673/
Cremma672/
Cremio672/
Creemy671/
Kreszhmer671/
Chrismere671/
Crimme671/
Cremmy671/
Schrimher671/
Kreeme671/
Kremed671/
Kremeľ671/
Krzemierz671/
Crémet671/
Creami671/
Cremit671/
Cresmi671/
Crimey670/
Schrimger670/
Crayme670/
Srimer670/
Kreame670/
Zrimer670/

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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 Cremer
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