Fimmel Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Fimmel Surname User-submission:

The Fimmel surname comes from the German word for a 'craze' or a 'fad'.

Fimmel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1871:430,51038,755
Australia781:346,09929,260
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Fimmel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Fimmel surname comes from the German word for a 'craze' or a 'fad'.

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Fimmel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fimmel (Russian: Фиммел) is most common in Germany. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fimmel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 814,680th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname Fimmel occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Fimmel reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 430,510. In Germany Fimmel is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany Fimmel is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Fimmel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fimmel surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Fimmel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fimmell9221/
Fimmuel921/
Fimml9125/
Fimel918/
Femmel83101/
Fimeul8313/
Fiemel8310/
Fimuel832/
Feimel830/
Fimell830/
Femel73119/
Fümel7335/
Fieml7325/
Fumel7319/
Vimel734/
Fémel733/
Faiml731/
Fimil731/
Fimelova711/
Fehmel67235/
Fähmel6765/
Vaimel6756/
Femell677/
Vimmll672/
Fumell672/
Fimleh671/
Vemmel671/
Vimael671/
Femmil671/
Femiel671/
Fimill670/

Fimmel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fimmel in the Russian language
Фиммелfimmel-

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