Hamers Surname

77,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hamers Surname User-submission:

The surname Hamers or Hammers means 'hammer' in Dutch.

Hamers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,9281:4,299422
Belgium9381:12,2571,829
Germany7441:108,20613,367
United States3231:1,122,16480,931
Canada861:428,43737,472
Australia751:359,94330,133
France701:948,896108,010
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Aruba91:11,4971,511
England71:7,959,723202,100
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Hamers (18) may also be a first name.

Hamers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Hamers or Hammers means 'hammer' in Dutch.

- robinham96

Hamers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hamers is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hamers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 77,866th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,160,622 people. The last name Hamers is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Hamers are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,928 people, or 1 in 4,299. In The Netherlands Hamers is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 38 percent are found, Limburg, where 33 percent are found and North Holland, where 9 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands Hamers is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Hamers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hamers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hamers last name grew 355 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hamers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hamers surname are 2.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hamers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.57% less than the national average, earning R 43,800 per year; in United States they earn 0.39% more than the national average, earning $43,316 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.45% more than the national average, earning $52,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hammers924,243/
Haemers92588/
Chamers9276/
Hamerse9267/
Haamers9223/
Haumers921/
Khamers921/
Haimers920/
Amers91189/
D'Hamers86106/
Hammerås8693/
Hammerse8646/
Chaimers864/
Hamhersh864/
Chamhers863/
Chamgers863/
Chaumers862/
Hammaers861/
Hammersh861/
Chammers860/
Chatmers860/
Jamers83304/
Aimers83261/
Gamers8380/
Hemers8345/
Homers8325/
Ammers8317/
Hamars832/
Ameers832/
Amgers831/
Ameurs831/
Aymers831/
Hamirs831/
Amerst831/
Hamors830/
Amiers830/
Amears830/
Asmers830/
Eamers830/
D'Haemers8096/
Hammersch801/
Hemmers771,300/
Hommers77586/
Jammers77208/
Heimers77201/
Hamarsh77175/
Amherst7758/
Heemers7733/
Heymers7715/
Hamarså775/
Jaimers774/
Khamirs771/
Amershe771/
Gaumers771/
Ajmeers771/
Hosmers771/
Huimers770/
Hamerch770/
Hammars770/
Ausmers770/
Amors73140/
Emers73135/
Amars7397/
Omers7358/
Amirs7340/
Hemersch7111/
Hammarsø719/
Hammarås712/
Jammersh711/
Eimers671,566/
Osmers671,399/
Emmers67983/
Amirst6786/
Eemers6766/
Eymers6764/
Gomers6739/
Amirse6711/
Amarsh6710/
Omeirs676/
Emerås674/
Omears673/
Aumars672/
Omiers672/
Amirrs671/
Hommersch671/
Aimars671/
Ammors671/
Hemars671/
Emeurs671/
Emears670/
Jomers670/

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