Hjalmers Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hjalmers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hjalmers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Hjalmers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hjalmers occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hjalmers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hjalmers is the 3,323,005th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Hjalmers is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hjalmers are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Hjalmers is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 298,387. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 45 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 42 percent reside and Skåne County, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 3 percent reside and Norway, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chjalmers941/
Halmers935/
Chalmers8833,076/
Hjalmars8814/
Hallmers880/
Chalmiers825/
Challmers822/
Chaalmers822/
Healemers821/
Chalmerse821/
Salmers8062/
Holmers8047/
Jolmers8032/
Zalmers805/
Calmers803/
Hollmers7510/
Calmerås754/
Holmiers751/
Chalmirs750/
Cholmers750/
Salmirs6747/
Colmers6728/

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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 Hjalmers
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