Hammers Surname

109,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hammers Surname User-submission:

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

Hammers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2331:112,11212,169
Germany5161:156,01818,631
South Africa2181:248,52225,292
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England161:3,482,379114,324
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Denmark71:806,38843,211
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4521:111,10311,052

Hammers (13) may also be a first name.

Hammers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- robinham96

Hammers Last Name Facts

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

Hammers (Arabic: هامرس) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hammers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hammers is the 109,661st most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,717,546 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Hammers are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hammers is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

Hammers is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,233 people, or 1 in 112,112. In The United States Hammers is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent live, Missouri, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Hammers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hammers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hammers last name grew 715 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hammers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hammers last name are 21.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hammers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.26% less than the national average, earning R 118,200 per year; in United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.93% more than the national average, earning $70,516 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hammerås9393/
Hammerse9346/
Hammersh931/
Hammaers931/
Hanmmers931/
Chammers930/
Hamers926,279/
Ammers9217/
Hammersch881/
Hemmers861,300/
Haemers86588/
Hommers86586/
Jammers86208/
Chamers8676/
Hamerse8667/
Haamers8623/
Khamers861/
Haumers861/
Hanmers860/
Haimers860/
Hammars860/
Amers83189/
D'Hamers80106/
Hammarsø809/
Hamhersh804/
Chaimers804/
Chamhers803/
Chamgers803/
Hammarås802/
Chaumers802/
Jammersh801/
Chatmers800/
Emmers77983/
Jamers77304/
Aimers77261/
Gamers7780/
Hemers7745/
Homers7725/
Hamars772/
Ameers772/
Aymers771/
Ammors771/
Ameurs771/
Amgers771/
Amerst771/
Hamirs771/
Hamors770/
Eamers770/
Amiers770/
Amears770/
Asmers770/
D'Haemers7596/
Hommersch751/
Gommers712,890/
Heimers71201/
Hamarsh71175/
Amherst7158/
Heemers7133/
Heymers7115/
Hamarså715/
Jaimers714/
Janmers712/
Khamirs711/
Amershe711/
Ajmeers711/
Hosmers711/
Otmmers711/
Gaumers711/
Huimers710/
Ausmers710/
Hamerch710/
Amors67140/
Emers67135/
Amars6797/
Omers6758/
Amirs6740/
Hemersch6711/
Hammirch673/

Hammers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hammers in the Arabic language
هامرسhamrs-

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