Kohlmeyer Surname

161,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kohlmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohlmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4101:57,0967,380
United States1,0611:341,62030,747
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
Poland421:904,97068,062
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
China41:341,830,39216,990
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Kohlmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kohlmeyer is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohlmeyer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 161,998th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,713,159 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Kohlmeyer are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,410 people, or 1 in 57,096. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live and Brandenburg, where 8 percent live. Outside of Germany Kohlmeyer is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Kohlmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kohlmeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kohlmeyer last name grew 693 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kohlmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kohlmeyer surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kohlmeyer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 15.22% less than the national average, earning R 201,468 per year; in United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.11% more than the national average, earning $55,700 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kohlmeyer
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