Ilmers Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Ilmers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilmers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546

Ilmers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ilmers is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilmers? popularity and diffusion

Ilmers is the 3,798,600th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Ilmers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ilmers reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Ilmers is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany Ilmers is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 96 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in Latvia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilmers92152/
Eilmers926/
Gilmers920/
Hillmers8623/
Elmers831,039/
Ulmers8322/
Helmers774,804/
Ellmers771,042/
Gelmers77221/
Hilmars7711/
Elmerse7710/
Elmersh774/
Elmerås772/
Elmerst770/
Hulmers770/
Hilmirs770/
Hellmers711,248/
Gellmers7129/
Eullmers714/
Helmersø711/
Hullmers711/
Elmars676/
Healemers671/
Elmors671/
Elmirs671/
Ellmars621/
Elmhirst57293/
Hellmyrs5720/
Hellmors571/

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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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  • 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 Ilmers
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