Dahmer Surname
Approximately 5,506 people bear this surname
Dahmer Surname User-submission:
(German) The Dahmer surname means 'inhabitant of the town Dahme'.
Dahmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,949 | 1:72,592 | 2,709 |
| United States | 1,304 | 1:277,959 | 25,957 |
| Germany | 534 | 1:150,759 | 18,092 |
| Canada | 304 | 1:121,203 | 12,728 |
| Yemen | 198 | 1:133,461 | 7,007 |
| Argentina | 147 | 1:290,772 | 23,277 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 167 | 1:300,711 | 23,854 |
The alternate forms: Dáhmer (1) & Dähmer (1) are calculated separately.
Dahmer (24) may also be a first name.
Dahmer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(German) The Dahmer surname means 'inhabitant of the town Dahme'.
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Dahmer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahmer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dahmer has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Dáhmer or Dähmer. Click here for further potential spellings of Dahmer.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahmer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 87,370th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,323,564 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Dahmer live; 56 percent live in South America and 54 percent live in Luso-South America. Dahmer is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 24 people.
The surname Dahmer is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,949 people, or 1 in 72,592. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 58 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 19 percent live and Paraná, where 13 percent live. Barring Brazil this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.
Dahmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dahmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dahmer surname increased 781 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dahmer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Dahmer are 10.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.72% registered with the political party.
The amount Dahmer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.9% more than the national average, earning $54,104 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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