Gümmer Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gümmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gümmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3041:264,82128,272
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Gummer (2,804) are calculated separately.

Gümmer Last Name Facts

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

Gümmer occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Gummer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gümmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 872,430th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gümmer live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Gümmer is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 304 people, or 1 in 264,821. In Germany Gümmer is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 86 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 3 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent live and Estonia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gummer942,804/
Gümer91204/
Gommer83670/
Gimmer83117/
Güme80279/
Gummert77559/
Gummere77465/
Gommier77244/
Goemmer7794/
Gaummer772/
Gimmier771/
Gummier771/
Goommer770/
Gomer734,175/
Gimer73457/
Gumer73249/
Gumme73201/
Gimme7365/
Gümet7336/
Gómer732/
Gümee731/
Gummerre710/
Gaumer672,146/
Gumier67218/
Goomer67172/
Gumere67129/
Goemer6791/
Gimier6774/
Gimmey6766/
Gusmer6751/
Gomier6745/
Gutmer6731/
Gumert6731/
Gomerz6724/
Ghumme6724/
Ghumer6718/
Gimmie6716/
Gummey679/
Gummee674/
Goumer674/
Gimerh673/
Gumear672/
Gummie672/
Ghomer672/
Gummerova671/
Gomehr671/
Gómerz671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gümmer
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