Hammerstein Surname
Approximately 1,161 people bear this surname
Hammerstein Surname Definition:
(from a place name) From Hammerstein in West Prussia.
Hammerstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 543 | 1:148,261 | 17,819 |
| United States | 358 | 1:1,012,455 | 74,653 |
| Netherlands | 139 | 1:121,490 | 19,071 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
Hammerstein Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a place name) From Hammerstein in West Prussia.
Hammerstein Demographics
Average Hammerstein Salary in
United States
$47,016 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hammerstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hammerstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hammerstein has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hammerstein.
How Common Is The Last Name Hammerstein? popularity and diffusion
Hammerstein is the 321,573rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,276,956 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Hammerstein live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 543 people, or 1 in 148,261. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 26 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found.
Hammerstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hammerstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hammerstein last name expanded 465 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hammerstein Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hammerstein surname are 1.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.43% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hammerstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.11% less than the national average, earning 158,799 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $52,198 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammershtein | 96 | 1 | / |
| Hamerstein | 95 | 2 | / |
| Ammerstein | 95 | 1 | / |
| Hamersztein | 91 | 3 | / |
| Hamersteien | 91 | 0 | / |
| Hamersstein | 91 | 0 | / |
| Hammerstien | 91 | 0 | / |
| Hammerstine | 91 | 0 | / |
| Amerstein | 90 | 3 | / |
| Hemerstein | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ammersteen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hamerztein | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hammerstan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Homerstein | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hamerstain | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hamerstine | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ammersteinová | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamersteinová | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hammerstand | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hamersztain | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hamersstine | 82 | 0 | / |
| Amerštein | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amerstine | 80 | 0 | / |
| Amersteinová | 78 | 4 | / |
| Ameršteinová | 70 | 3 | / |
| Omarstein | 70 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hammerstein
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