Hämmerich Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Hämmerich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hämmerich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Austria151:567,69652,281

The alternate forms: Hammerich (1,594) are calculated separately.

Hämmerich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hämmerich occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Hammerich. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hämmerich? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Hämmerich is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hämmerich live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany Hämmerich is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 57 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live and Bavaria, where 4 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 24 percent live.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hämmerich
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