Immelman Surname

199,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Immelman Surname Definition:

(1) “Mighty Man” in Old German (Irmin). (2) “Irmin’s Man” (Norse God). (3) Also “Beekeeper”, from Low German “Imme”, a bee.

Immelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9451:27,8553,577
England531:1,051,28451,324
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Immelman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) “Mighty Man” in Old German (Irmin). (2) “Irmin’s Man” (Norse God). (3) Also “Beekeeper”, from Low German “Imme”, a bee.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Immelman Last Name Facts

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

Immelman (Russian: Иммельман) occurs most in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Immelman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Immelman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Immelman is the 199,192nd most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,475,225 people. The surname Immelman is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Immelman reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,945 people, or 1 in 27,855. In South Africa Immelman is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 35 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Immelman Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Immelman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.17% more than the national average, earning R 435,288 per year and in United States they earn 26.93% more than the national average, earning $54,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Immelman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Immelman in the Russian language
Иммельманimmelman-

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