Kimmelman Surname

473,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kimmelman Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) A seller of caraway and other spices; a retail grocer or food merchant. Kimmel is “caraway.” Spices provide a number of family names to indicate one involved in merchandising them: Gewirtz, Gewirtzman (gewirtz is Yiddish for “spice”), Fenichel (from Fenchel, “fennel,” in German), Muskat (the leaf of nutmeg), Zimring, Zimmet, Zinneman (“cinnamon”), Pepper and Feffer, Nelken (“cloves”).

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Kimmelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6691:541,79244,882
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England51:11,143,612252,590
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kimmelman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) A seller of caraway and other spices; a retail grocer or food merchant. Kimmel is “caraway.” Spices provide a number of family names to indicate one involved in merchandising them: Gewirtz, Gewirtzman (gewirtz is Yiddish for “spice”), Fenichel (from Fenchel, “fennel,” in German), Muskat (the leaf of nutmeg), Zimring, Zimmet, Zinneman (“cinnamon”), Pepper and Feffer, Nelken (“cloves”).

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Kimmelman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kimmelman (Russian: Киммельман) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimmelman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 473,663rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,307,703 people. The last name Kimmelman is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Kimmelman are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 669 people, or 1 in 541,792. In The United States Kimmelman is most numerous in: New York, where 20 percent are found, New Jersey, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States Kimmelman is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Kimmelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kimmelman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kimmelman surname grew 11,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kimmelman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kimmelman surname are 41.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.51% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kimmelman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130.16% more than the national average, earning R 546,948 per year and in United States they earn 42.57% more than the national average, earning $61,516 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimmelmann95293/
Kimmellman952/
Kimelman94779/
Kummelman8922/
Kimelmann896/
Kemmelman893/
Kymmelman891/
Kimellman891/
Kümmelmann8437/
Kemmelmann841/
Kämmelmann841/
Kummelmann841/
Kemelman82213/
Kymelman8211/
Kimilman828/
Kimelmam821/
Kimllman821/
Kemelmann782/
Quimilman6713/

Kimmelman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kimmelman in the Russian language
Киммельманkimmelman-

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