Glimmer Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Glimmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glimmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Glimmer (47) may also be a first name.

Glimmer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glimmer (Russian: Глиммер) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glimmer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Glimmer reside; 36 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 24 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 47 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Russia it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Glimmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glimmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glimmer surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glimer92201/
Glimme9263/
Gleimer8620/
Glemmer863/
Glummer860/
Glime83437/
Glaismer801/
Gleismer801/
Glemer7787/
Glemme7764/
Glimes7739/
Glümer7724/
Glaime7716/
Glimma778/
Glymer778/
Glimed775/
Glumer774/
Gleime772/
Glimet772/
Glimmy771/
Kglime771/
Glimje771/
Guillimer755/
Lmer737/
Glesmer7191/
Glimhed7124/
Gleßmer7112/
Gillheimer719/
Gleymer714/
Glnmeer711/
Glimire711/
Glaymer711/
Gillime710/
Gleimey710/
Glima6741/
Gleme6734/
Glenmere6711/
Glessmer676/
Lmeer673/
Gilliome672/
Lmeur671/
Glimi671/
Gellemer671/
Lmeir671/
Gelliome670/
Hlmer670/
Glyme670/

Glimmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glimmer in the Russian language
Глиммерglimmer-

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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
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  • 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 Glimmer
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