Kummer Surname

23,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,4511:7,703964
United States4,2031:86,2389,740
Switzerland2,9491:2,785340
Austria2,2051:3,862390
Brazil1,2621:169,6316,550
Hungary3611:27,1923,016
Canada2191:168,24516,926
Poland2151:176,78524,373
Argentina1961:218,07917,960
France1731:383,94656,838
Czechia1161:91,66815,238
Netherlands1121:150,77822,601
Luxembourg821:7,0801,082
Philippines791:1,281,49697,319
England771:723,61140,488
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Slovakia231:232,02036,711
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
India131:59,005,029552,550
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4141:121,30111,808

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.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kümmer9490/
Kummert92843/
Kuemmer9262/
Khummer9210/
Kuhmmer925/
Kummmer921/
Keummer920/
Kaummer920/
Kumer9120,480/
Kuimmert860/
Kommer832,778/
Kimmer831,065/
Cummer83588/
Kumher83132/
Kuimer8322/
Kuhmer8320/
Kumeer8319/
Kumerz8318/
Kumere8311/
Kaumer8311/
Kumear839/
Kummir836/
Kummre835/
Ckumer832/
Kuumer832/
Koumer832/
Keumer830/
Khumer830/
Kummerová80161/
Kummerova804/
Kümmert7753/
Kusmerz7724/
Kumherr7720/
Kumierz7715/
Koumere7713/
Kumhere778/
Kaumeyr776/
Kommerz776/
Khimmer774/
Kumerre774/
Khommer773/
Khoumer773/
Kusmere772/
Khumeer772/
Kaumier771/
Kimmerr771/
Kutmere771/
Kuhmert771/
Kummair771/
Kummire771/
Kuehmer771/
Cummier771/
Kuttmer771/
Kuimere771/
Kimmier770/
Kausmer770/
Kumir733,183/
Kumre732,885/
Komer73763/
Cumer73551/
Kimer73422/
Kümer7316/
Kumyr738/
Kumär732/
Kumjr731/
Kumerova7127/
Khummitr715/
Kumerová714/
Kuehmeir711/
Kuehmier711/
Kusmerzh711/
Khumeard711/
Kumire671,464/
Cumert67818/
Commer67605/
Kumair67520/
Kiemer67183/
Kumhyr67139/
Koemer6748/
Kumherová6746/
Komher6734/
Kuhmyr6731/
Koomer6727/
Kusmyr6715/
Quimer6713/
Kuhmerova6713/
Khomer6711/
Caumer6711/
Koumir6711/
Komier679/
Kumior677/
Komerz677/
Khimer674/
Kumajr674/
Kumirr674/
Cumere673/
Khumre672/
Khumir672/
Komeer671/
Komeyr671/
Kumayr671/
Kumrre671/
Coumer671/
Kumoir671/
Komeir671/
Kuumir671/
Cutmer670/
Kimier670/
Kimear670/

Kummer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kummer in the Hindi language
कुम्मेरkum'mera-
Kummer in the Marathi language
कुंमेरkummera-
Kummer in the Russian language
Куммерkummer-
Kummer in the Arabic language
كوميرkwmyr-
كومرkwmr-

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