Kalmer Surname

438,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Kalmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3771:961,43071,554
Germany2251:357,80234,452
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Norway121:428,52437,411
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Finland101:549,67032,186
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Kalmér (50) are calculated separately.

Kalmer (820) may also be a first name.

Kalmer Last Name Facts

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

Kalmer (Russian: Кальмер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Kalmér. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalmer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 438,351st most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,319,112 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kalmer live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 285,396th most frequent first name internationally, held by 820 people.

Kalmer is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 961,430. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 37 percent live, Missouri, where 14 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent live and Estonia, where 5 percent live.

Kalmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kalmer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 898 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kalmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kalmer last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kalmer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning 299,136 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.24% more than the national average, earning R 292,872 per year and in United States they earn 13.03% more than the national average, earning $48,770 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalmér9450/
Kallmer9225/
Khalmer925/
Kalmehr922/
Kalmeer921/
Kalmeyr921/
Kalmier920/
Kalmmer920/
Kalmert920/
Kallmier8613/
Kaalmeyr8611/
Kallmert869/
Kahlhmer861/
Kolmer831,735/
Calmer83704/
Kalmre8315/
Kalmir8313/
Kalmerová801/
Kollmer772,324/
Callmer77120/
Kallmyr7779/
Calmier7760/
Khalmir7742/
Khelmer7734/
Kholmer7718/
Calmere7714/
Kolmeir7711/
Kallmér7711/
Kolmier776/
Kohlmer773/
Kalmire773/
Kalmair771/
Qalmeer771/
Keilmer770/
Calmear770/
Kachelmeir752/
Kohlmier7153/
Kohlmeir7145/
Kollmeir712/
Kohlmeer711/
Kohlmeyr711/
Kollmier711/
Kotelmer711/
Kohlmere710/
Kaulmire710/
Colmer671,908/
Caillemer6758/
Kolmerová678/
Kolmyr676/
Calmir671/
Kolmerova671/
Kasselmyr671/
Cattlemer670/
Keiselmer670/

Kalmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalmer in the Russian language
Кальмерkalmer-

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Footnotes

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