Kummer Surname
Approximately 23,131 people bear this surname
Kummer Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Khunemar (race, famous), or of Gundemar (war, famous); one who came from Kummer, the name of several places in Germany.
Kummer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10,451 | 1:7,703 | 964 |
| United States | 4,203 | 1:86,238 | 9,740 |
| Switzerland | 2,949 | 1:2,785 | 340 |
| Austria | 2,205 | 1:3,862 | 390 |
| Brazil | 1,262 | 1:169,631 | 6,550 |
| Hungary | 361 | 1:27,192 | 3,016 |
| Canada | 219 | 1:168,245 | 16,926 |
| Poland | 215 | 1:176,785 | 24,373 |
| Argentina | 196 | 1:218,079 | 17,960 |
| France | 173 | 1:383,946 | 56,838 |
| Czechia | 116 | 1:91,668 | 15,238 |
| Netherlands | 112 | 1:150,778 | 22,601 |
| Luxembourg | 82 | 1:7,080 | 1,082 |
| Philippines | 79 | 1:1,281,496 | 97,319 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Slovakia | 23 | 1:232,020 | 36,711 |
| Croatia | 21 | 1:201,362 | 24,020 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Liechtenstein | 8 | 1:4,797 | 618 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 414 | 1:121,301 | 11,808 |
The alternate forms: Kümmer (90) are calculated separately.
Kummer (402) may also be a first name.
Kummer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Khunemar (race, famous), or of Gundemar (war, famous); one who came from Kummer, the name of several places in Germany.
Kummer Demographics
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Kummer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kummer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kummer (Arabic: كومير, Hindi: कुम्मेर, Marathi: कुंमेर, Russian: Куммер) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Kümmer. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kummer.
How Common Is The Last Name Kummer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,419th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 315,055 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Kummer live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 430,375th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 402 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 10,451 people, or 1 in 7,703. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 14 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside and Saxony, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Switzerland, where 13 percent reside.
Kummer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kummer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kummer last name rose 1,015 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 770 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kummer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kummer last name are 15.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kummer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.11% less than the national average, earning R 128,064 per year; in United States they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $47,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.42% more than the national average, earning $56,849 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kummer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kummer in the Hindi language | ||
| कुम्मेर | kum'mera | - |
| Kummer in the Marathi language | ||
| कुंमेर | kummera | - |
| Kummer in the Russian language | ||
| Куммер | kummer | - |
| Kummer in the Arabic language | ||
| كومير | kwmyr | - |
| كومر | kwmr | - |
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