Klemmer Surname

104,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Klemmer Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Klem, a pet form of Clemens (merciful); dweller at, or near, a narrow passage or steep slope.

Klemmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5121:32,0484,227
United States1,1571:313,27528,675
Austria2821:30,1974,874
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Russia1161:1,242,44090,032
Estonia1071:12,3531,844
Australia901:299,95226,269
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
England71:7,959,723202,100
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Suriname41:138,1547,029
France41:16,605,680368,153
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Klemmer (13) may also be a first name.

Klemmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Klem, a pet form of Clemens (merciful); dweller at, or near, a narrow passage or steep slope.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Klemmer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klemmer (Russian: Клеммер) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Klemmer.

How Common Is The Last Name Klemmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Klemmer is the 104,333rd most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,619,815 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Klemmer reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Klemmer is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 13 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 2,512 people, or 1 in 32,048. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Austria, where 6 percent live.

Klemmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Klemmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klemmer surname grew 815 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klemmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Klemmer surname are 1.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.95% registered with the party.

The amount Klemmer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.6% less than the national average, earning $48,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Klemmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klemmer in the Russian language
Клеммерklemmer-

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