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Where Does The Last Name Hammer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hammer (Arabic: هامر, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻤﺮ, Hindi: हम्मेर, Marathi: हमेर) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Hämmer. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hammer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Hammer is the 6,856^th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 88,410 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Hammer reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 224,316^th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,241 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 31,174 people, or 1 in 11,627. In The United States Hammer is most common in: Texas, where 6 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and Illinois, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Hammer exists in 126 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 35 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Hammer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hammer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hammer last name increased 698 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hammer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Hammer surname are 16.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.13% registered with the party.

The amount Hammer earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.15% less than the national average, earning 331,719 kr per year; in Peru they earn 17.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,081 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.92% less than the national average, earning R 180,804 per year; in United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.49% more than the national average, earning $52,410 CAD per year.