Niedermeyer Surname

158,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Niedermeyer Surname Definition:

(German), Lower farmer. (variant: Mittermeyer.)

Niedermeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3071:61,5967,914
United States8561:423,43336,646
Brazil2961:723,22426,468
Paraguay741:97,7942,299
France601:1,107,045119,335
Austria511:166,96921,809
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Niedermeyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Lower farmer. (variant: Mittermeyer.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Niedermeyer Last Name Facts

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

Niedermeyer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niedermeyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 158,650th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,648,091 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Niedermeyer reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Niedermeyer is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,307 people, or 1 in 61,596. In Germany Niedermeyer is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 46 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Niedermeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Niedermeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Niedermeyer last name rose 2,253 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niedermeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niedermeyer surname are 6.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Niedermeyer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.75% less than the national average, earning R 190,704 per year; in United States they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $47,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.79% less than the national average, earning $41,343 CAD per year.

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