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 surname Elmér is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Elmer. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elmér? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elmér is the 1,465,390th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Elmér reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 68,858. In Sweden Elmér is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 44 percent live, Skåne County, where 22 percent live and Blekinge County, where 6 percent live. Aside from Sweden Elmér occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.
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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