Gummer Surname

156,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Wales

Gummer Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) for Gomer, q.v. (English) the Anglo-Saxon Gummœr [Old English guma, man, hero + mœre, famous, glorious]

Gummer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,0131:142,27416,553
England6361:87,6079,535
United States4841:748,88258,523
Canada1961:187,98818,553
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Australia881:306,76926,711
Wales871:35,5693,540
Germany871:925,35065,249
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3271:74,5428,168
Wales291:54,0832,718
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

The alternate forms: Gümmer (310) are calculated separately.

Gummer (23) may also be a first name.

Gummer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) for Gomer, q.v. (English) the Anglo-Saxon Gummœr [Old English guma, man, hero + mœre, famous, glorious]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Guð-ormr; from the Danish, Gummer; in the Domesday Book, Gummar; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gummer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gummer (Russian: Гуммер) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Gümmer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gummer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 156,205th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,598,982 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 35 percent of Gummer live; 33 percent live in North Asia and 33 percent live in Slavic North Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 23 people.

Gummer is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 1,013 people, or 1 in 142,274. In Russia Gummer is most numerous in: Tomsk Oblast, where 84 percent are found, Vladimir Oblast, where 5 percent are found and Omsk Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Russia it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Gummer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gummer has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gummer surname rose 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gummer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gummer surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gummer last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gummer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.51% more than the national average, earning $51,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $51,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gümmer94310/
Gummert92559/
Gummere92465/
Gaummer922/
Gummier921/
Ummer917,518/
Gumer91249/
Gumme91201/
Gummerre860/
Hummer837,968/
Gaumer832,146/
Gommer83670/
Gumier83218/
Gumere83129/
Gimmer83117/
Gusmer8351/
Oummer8338/
Gutmer8331/
Gumert8331/
Ghumme8324/
Ghumer8318/
Eummer8318/
Ummere8311/
Gummey839/
Gummes836/
Gummee834/
Goumer834/
Gumear832/
Gummet832/
Gummie832/
Goumme832/
Aummer832/
Gunmer831/
Ummert831/
Gummed831/
Umer80210,731/
Gume801,266/
Gummerova801/
Hummert77904/
Gommier77244/
Gaumert77154/
Goemmer7794/
Gaumier7762/
Gummett7743/
Gutmeyr7738/
Gaumerd7737/
Gumerre7722/
Goumere7715/
Gumeire7714/
Gutmeir778/
Gummess776/
Haummer776/
Goummir774/
Hummier773/
Gumhert773/
Gunmere772/
Goumier772/
Goummey772/
Heummer771/
Eummert771/
Gaunmer771/
Gimmier771/
Ghumere771/
Gummire771/
Oummeur771/
Goumert771/
Guttmer771/
Gusmeer771/
Goommer770/
Oumer7370,749/
Gumma7313,826/
Humer735,544/
Ghume734,518/
Gomer734,175/
Aumer733,578/
Gaume732,356/
Gomme731,743/
Ommer73853/
Umere73837/
Gummi73798/
Gumez73790/
Ngume73539/
Gimer73457/
Gumir73413/
Goume73388/
Gumes73248/
Gümer73204/
Umeer73170/
Ümmer7394/
Gusme7388/
Gumre7337/
Umear7331/
Gumei7324/
Umher7320/
Guume7318/
Gumet7316/
Gummy7315/
Gumér7314/
Gumje7313/
Umert7313/
Gumey7310/
Umeir7310/
Gumed739/
Gumeh739/
Eumer738/
Gumie738/
Usmer738/
Uimer734/
Ummir734/
Umehr733/
Umger733/
Uumer733/
Gumee733/
Gumeu732/
Gómer732/
Umerr732/
Gumea732/
Gutme731/
Umerz731/
Umejr731/
Umier731/
Umetr731/
Ggume731/
Gumge731/
Utmer730/
Uhmer730/
Ghummeid7113/
Hümmer673,622/
Haumer671,647/
Hommer671,030/
Goumey67913/
Aumeer67901/
Ngoume67844/
Gaumet67784/
Ghumre67561/
Ousmer67535/
Heumer67302/
Goumma67234/
Goumet67231/
Gummaa67204/
Goomer67172/
Humere67132/
Ausmer6796/
Husmer6793/
Goemer6791/
Humier6775/
Gimier6774/
Gummai6755/
Gomier6745/
Gaumez6744/
Oumeir6741/
Ngummi6739/
Goumir6739/
Ummair6736/
Gutmez6734/
Oumere6725/
Gomerz6724/
Gommei6721/
Gaumes6719/
Ghumma6718/
Oumier6717/
Humeer6716/
Goummi6715/
Ghumet6714/
Aumeyr6714/
Goumre6713/
Gautme6712/
Goumie6712/
Houmer6711/
Goumez6710/
Humeur6710/
Gumire677/
Huimer677/
Goumei677/
Goumes676/
Gumech674/
Gumije674/
Humert674/
Gommey674/
Gueume674/
Kgaume674/
Gommee673/
Ghumed673/
Gusmir673/
Gummay673/
Gommie673/
Gimerh673/
Humeir673/
Hummerová672/
Ghutme672/
Ghoume672/
Aumere672/
Gumior672/
Aumeir672/
Huhmer672/
Ghomer672/
Oommer671/
Humerz671/
Hummre671/
Guhmre671/
Ghummi671/
Ghunme671/
Ghaume671/
Gumesh671/
Gumets671/
Gummid671/
Gummiy671/
Gummoj671/
Gutmed671/
Gujmma671/
Gunmei671/
Umeare671/
Aumeur671/
Oumert671/
Huëmer671/
Oumeer671/
Ngaume671/
Nguume671/
Gaumee671/
Gaumér671/
Goumee671/
Goumge671/
Goummoujr671/
Gomehr671/
Gusmei671/
Gómerz671/
Guumeh671/
Ghomme671/
Gumedt671/
Oumear671/
Ommeer671/
Eumere671/
Gumeih671/
Gunmes671/
Humear671/
Uttmer670/
Gunmey670/
Gaumey670/

Gummer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gummer in the Russian language
Гуммерgummer-

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