Culmer Surname

155,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bahamas
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Culmer Surname Definition:

For Colmer. q.v.

Culmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bahamas1,5011:26159
United States8811:411,41835,798
England3181:175,21415,952
Canada691:533,99444,923
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2101:116,07311,213
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Culmer (14) may also be a first name.

Culmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Colmer. q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Culmer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Culmer is borne by more people in The Bahamas than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Culmer? popularity and diffusion

Culmer is the 155,842nd most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,592,510 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Culmer are found; 53 percent are found in Caribbean and 53 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The Bahamas, where it is borne by 1,501 people, or 1 in 261. In The Bahamas Culmer is mostly concentrated in: New Providence, where 68 percent reside, Grand Bahama, where 17 percent reside and Eleuthera, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The Bahamas it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Culmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Culmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Culmer last name rose 1,036 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 151 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Culmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Culmer surname are 1.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.49% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Culmer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning $51,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cullmer9231/
Culme9113/
Coulmier86237/
D'Culmer861/
Colmer831,908/
Kulmer831,201/
Culmet8349/
Culmey8323/
Sulmer8321/
Culmes833/
Coulme831/
Zulmer831/
Cullme830/
Collmer77506/
Kullmer77226/
Saulmer7718/
Zullmer772/
Sullmer771/
Caulmee771/
Kuhlmer770/
Sulmier770/
Kulmier770/
Colmier770/
Culma735,683/
Colme7357/
Kulme7336/
Culmi735/
Saulmier7128/
Chullmir7115/
Collmier7110/
Kuhlmeir712/
Kuhlmier710/
Kullmier710/
Kolmer671,735/
Kulmie67756/
Colmey67124/
Coulmy67116/
Zolmer6757/
Kuulme6730/
Colmie6713/
Zulmir6712/
Kulmez6710/
Kulmee679/
Külmer676/
Kulmey676/
Coulma673/
Keulme672/
Colmea672/
Colmir671/
Kaulme671/
Koulme671/
Kulmej671/
Caulma671/
Kulmei671/

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