Jelmer Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Jelmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jelmer (5,139) may also be a first name.

Jelmer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jelmer is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelmer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jelmer is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Jelmer live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 94,570th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 5,139 people.

Jelmer is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 8,443,588. In The Netherlands Jelmer is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 50 percent reside and South Holland, where 50 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjelmer9295/
Jelmert9258/
Elmer9114,366/
Jelme912/
Hjelmeir8625/
Helmer8317,138/
Celmer833,851/
Ellmer831,813/
Selmer831,723/
Zelmer831,397/
Yelmer83815/
Hjelme83217/
Elmeir83215/
Elmeer83201/
Gelmer83152/
Jilmer832/
Elmmer832/
Djelme832/
Elme80698/
Zellmer774,913/
Hellmer771,504/
Helmert771,252/
Sellmer771,196/
Cellmer77339/
Heilmer77105/
Hjelmér7763/
Khelmer7734/
Selmier7730/
Gelmert7722/
Chelmer779/
Zelmeur774/
Gellmer772/
Helmier771/
Zelmmer771/
Zielmer771/
Selmeir771/
Selmmer771/
Ceelmer771/
Zoelmer771/
Heelmer770/
Helmeir770/
Yellmer770/
Elmir733,824/
Selme73259/
Elmyr73249/
Gelme73148/
Yelme73135/
Jelma73127/
Jelmi7359/
Elmøe7320/
Elmey7319/
Elmee7314/
Celme7312/
Jilme734/
Zelme732/
Elmei732/
Elmme732/
Elmea732/
Elmeh731/
Jälme731/
Zoellmer7194/
Sellmeir7142/
Hellmert7127/
Jellmair7124/
Heilmeir715/
Seelmeir714/
Ziellmer713/
Helmeyjr711/
Heilemer711/
Hielmeir711/
Hielmier711/
Hjelmead711/
Soellmer711/
Seelmier711/
Hellmeir711/
Elehemer711/
Zellmerr711/
Zellmere710/
Heilmier710/
Gilmer6710,503/
Hilmer674,459/
Gelmez673,665/
Elmehy672,478/
Zilmer67381/
Yelmez67229/
Slemer67219/
Clemer67200/
Šlemer6760/
Helmér6751/
Celmea6749/
Yelmeç6747/
Selmee6726/
Silmer6714/
Häelme6713/
Selmej6713/
Elmair679/
Zelmet675/
Selmir675/
Helmre675/
Helmyr674/
Selmey673/
Selmie673/
Jelmit673/
Elmmyr673/
Hjälme673/
Selmeh672/
Gelmes672/
Clmmer671/
Zelmes671/
Yelmme671/
Jehlmi671/
Zlmeer671/
Yelmei671/
Yelmes671/
Gelmet671/
El'mir671/
Djleme671/
D'Zellmer671/
Celmir671/
Zelmeh671/
Zylmer671/
Zelmie671/
Jelmis671/

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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 Jelmer
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