Hammersen Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hammersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hammersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1341:600,78748,250
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Hammersen Last Name Facts

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

Hammersen occurs most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hammersen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hammersen is the 1,343,156th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Hammersen live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 600,787. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 74 percent reside, Hamburg, where 8 percent reside and Bavaria, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Germany Hammersen is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Hammersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hammersen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hammersen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hammersen last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Hammersen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 393.21% more than the national average, earning R 1,172,060 per year and in United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hammersen
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