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 last name Culmer is found in The Bahamas more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Culmer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 155,842nd most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,592,510 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Culmer live; 53 percent live in Caribbean and 53 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Bahamas, where it is carried by 1,501 people, or 1 in 261. In The Bahamas it is most common in: New Providence, where 68 percent are found, Grand Bahama, where 17 percent are found and Eleuthera, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The Bahamas it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Culmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Culmer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,036 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Culmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Culmer last name are 1.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.49% registered to vote for the 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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