Engelmann Surname

19,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Engelmann Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from England, an Englishman; dweller at the sign of the angel.

Engelmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,8861:4,048454
United States2,5111:144,34814,936
Brazil2,1761:98,3803,705
France8131:81,70111,575
Austria4101:20,7693,241
Argentina3361:127,21310,766
Israel3341:25,6223,750
Switzerland1751:46,9316,346
Canada931:396,18935,081
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
England821:679,48938,951
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Paraguay561:129,2282,804
Hungary561:175,29115,311
Czechia441:241,67033,051
Australia421:642,75544,739
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Poland391:974,58370,126
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Norway81:642,78647,258
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Laos41:1,647,081888
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:239,13719,985

Engelmann (20) may also be a first name.

Engelmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from England, an Englishman; dweller at the sign of the angel.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Engelmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Engelmann (Russian: Энгельманн) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Engelmann? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,883rd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 264,809 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Engelmann are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 20 people.

The surname Engelmann is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 19,886 people, or 1 in 4,048. In Germany Engelmann is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found, Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany Engelmann exists in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Engelmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Engelmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Engelmann surname expanded 1,196 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Engelmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Engelmann surname are 18.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Engelmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning 356,274 kr per year; in Peru they earn 111.04% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,910 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.05% less than the national average, earning R 211,380 per year; in United States they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning $45,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $49,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Engelmann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Engelmann in the Russian language
Энгельманнengelmann-

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