Erlmeier Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Erlmeier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erlmeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany831:969,94567,438
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Erlmeier Last Name Facts

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

Erlmeier is most common in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Erlmeier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Erlmeier is the 2,020,555th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Erlmeier are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 969,945. In Germany Erlmeier is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 94 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found and Saxony, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erlemeier94161/
Herlmeier942/
Gerlmeier941/
Hierlmeier89236/
Heirlmeier891/
Irlmeier88157/
Erlmaier8827/
Erlemeir881/
Erlemeyer8247/
Gerlmaier8212/
Hirlmeier821/
Hierlmier821/
Erelmeyer820/
Irlmeir801/
Hierlmaier7835/
Heirlmaier782/
Irlmaier758/
Erlmeyor750/
Gerlmayer711/
Hierlmayer6722/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Erlmeier
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