Erlemeyer Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Erlemeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erlemeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Erlemeyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erlemeyer is most common in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Erlemeyer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Erlemeyer reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Erlemeyer is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Erlemeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Erlemeyer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erlemeier89161/
Erelmeyer890/
Erlmeier8286/
Erlemeir821/
Erlmeyor820/
Herlmeier782/
Gerlmayer781/
Gerlmeier781/
Heriselmeyer760/
Hierlmeier74236/
Hierlmayer7422/
Erlmaier7127/
Gerlmaier6712/
Hierlmier671/
Hierlmaier6335/
Irlmeir631/

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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 Erlemeyer
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