Hämmerli Surname
Approximately 1,392 people bear this surname
Hämmerli Surname User-submission:
The surname Hämmerli means 'small hammer' in Swiss German.
Hämmerli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1,375 | 1:5,973 | 929 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Hammerli (171) are calculated separately.
Hämmerli Surname Meaning
Hämmerli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hämmerli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hämmerli has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It may also appear as a variant: Hammerli. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hämmerli? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 278,072nd most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,235,306 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hämmerli live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,375 people, or 1 in 5,973. In Switzerland Hämmerli is primarily found in: Canton of Bern, where 32 percent live, Canton of St Gallen, where 16 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 15 percent live. Excluding Switzerland it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammerli | 96 | 171 | / |
| Hämmerle | 88 | 5,955 | / |
| Hämmerly | 88 | 5 | / |
| Hemmerli | 88 | 0 | / |
| Haemmerli | 82 | 185 | / |
| Himmerlid | 82 | 11 | / |
| Chemmerli | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hämmmerle | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hamerli | 80 | 42 | / |
| Hemerli | 80 | 22 | / |
| Ommerli | 80 | 20 | / |
| Hämerle | 80 | 8 | / |
| Himmerlich | 78 | 8 | / |
| Haemmerlie | 78 | 5 | / |
| Hemmerlich | 78 | 0 | / |
| Hammerle | 75 | 1,950 | / |
| Hemmerle | 75 | 1,570 | / |
| Hemmerly | 75 | 350 | / |
| Hemmerla | 75 | 27 | / |
| Hemmerlé | 75 | 16 | / |
| Gemmerli | 75 | 16 | / |
| Hammerlé | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hemerlij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hamerlei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hammarli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahmmerle | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hommerle | 75 | 0 | / |
| Himmerle | 75 | 0 | / |
| Himmerly | 75 | 0 | / |
| Haemmerle | 71 | 637 | / |
| Emmerlich | 71 | 324 | / |
| Ömerli | 71 | 60 | / |
| Hammerlee | 71 | 31 | / |
| Haemmerlé | 71 | 17 | / |
| Hammerley | 71 | 17 | / |
| Emerli | 71 | 10 | / |
| Imerli | 71 | 7 | / |
| Omerli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Heammerle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hameurlai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amerli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hemmerley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heimmerle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hemmerlee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hemerly | 67 | 549 | / |
| Hamerle | 67 | 185 | / |
| Hemerle | 67 | 60 | / |
| Esmerli | 67 | 53 | / |
| Emmerle | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ommerle | 67 | 12 | / |
| Emmerly | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emerlai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emerlis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemerla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ommerly | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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