Elmér Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Elmér Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 143 | 1:68,858 | 5,211 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Elmer (14,366) are calculated separately.
Elmér Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elmér Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elmér is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Elmer. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elmér? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,465,390th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Elmér live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 68,858. In Sweden Elmér is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 44 percent reside, Skåne County, where 22 percent reside and Blekinge County, where 6 percent reside. Barring Sweden this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer | 93 | 14,366 | / |
| Helmér | 91 | 51 | / |
| Hellmér | 83 | 72 | / |
| Elmir | 80 | 3,824 | / |
| Elmyr | 80 | 249 | / |
| Elmre | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ehlmé | 80 | 7 | / |
| Helmer | 73 | 17,138 | / |
| Ellmer | 73 | 1,813 | / |
| Elmeir | 73 | 215 | / |
| Elmeer | 73 | 201 | / |
| Gelmer | 73 | 152 | / |
| Elmier | 73 | 147 | / |
| Elmire | 73 | 136 | / |
| Hilmér | 73 | 27 | / |
| Eilmer | 73 | 23 | / |
| Elmert | 73 | 22 | / |
| Elmere | 73 | 20 | / |
| Elmair | 73 | 9 | / |
| Helmre | 73 | 5 | / |
| Elmetr | 73 | 4 | / |
| Helmyr | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ealmer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Elmmyr | 73 | 3 | / |
| Elmmer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eulmer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ehlmer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elmyre | 73 | 1 | / |
| El'mir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eylmer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Elmi | 67 | 137,618 | / |
| Elma | 67 | 17,542 | / |
| Hellmer | 67 | 1,504 | / |
| Helmert | 67 | 1,252 | / |
| Elmy | 67 | 1,219 | / |
| Elme | 67 | 698 | / |
| Heilmer | 67 | 105 | / |
| Eylemer | 67 | 28 | / |
| Helmijr | 67 | 13 | / |
| Eelmere | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hällmér | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ellmayr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gellmer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elmoire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elmerre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elmehrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helmier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helmire | 67 | 0 | / |
| Helmeir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ellmyre | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ellmire | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heelmer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elmér
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