Niemayer Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Niemayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niemayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Niemayer (13) may also be a first name.

Niemayer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niemayer is found most in Brazil. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Niemayer.

How Common Is The Last Name Niemayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Niemayer is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Niemayer live; 78 percent live in South America and 76 percent live in Luso-South America. Niemayer is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 6,296,304. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio de Janeiro, where 35 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 29 percent are found and Bahia, where 9 percent are found. Barring Brazil this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Niemayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Niemayer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Niemayer last name contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niemyer93132/
Nemayer933/
Nimayer932/
Niemaer930/
Niggemayer890/
Niemeyer8820,339/
Neumayer886,061/
Naimayer88124/
Neimayer8888/
Neymayer8812/
Niemaier8811/
Nuemayer881/
Niemajer881/
Neamayer880/
Niemoyer880/
Niemmyer880/
Nemyer8658/
Nimyer860/
Nemaer860/
Nieimaier821/
Nyhemayer820/
Neumayr802,824/
Niemier80798/
Nemeyer80257/
Neumyer80189/
Niemeir8073/
Nemoyer8032/
Ngimyer8023/
Naimaer8020/
Nemajer807/
Nimeyer805/
Nimayar804/
Neimyer802/
Nuemyer802/
Noemayr802/
Nemaier802/
Nimajer801/
Neymyer801/
Nyimyer801/
Nimaier801/
Neimaer801/
Niemeyr801/
Neymaer801/
Nemmaer801/
Naimyer801/
Naimayr801/
Nehmyer800/
Neemyer800/
Neamyer800/
Neamaer800/
Niggemeyer78940/
Niggemiyer781/
Niemeier756,408/
Neumeyer755,111/
Neimeyer75534/
Neymeyer75243/
Neameyer75128/
Neemeyer7583/
Neumajer7554/
Nijmeyer7553/
Neimoyer7551/
Nehmeyer7545/
Naymayer7543/
Nemayire7540/
Nuemeyer7537/
Nesmeyer7531/
Neimajer7519/
Neumoyer7515/
Nejmajer7514/
Najmayer7510/
Nimeyere7510/
Neumauer753/
Niemijer752/
Nimiyere752/
Naimayar751/
Neimiyer751/
Nieameir751/
Niemeiar751/
Niemeire751/
Noymayer751/
Naumayer751/
Niymeyer751/
Noemaier751/
Noemeyer751/
Ngimmyer751/
Naimajer751/
Nehemyer750/
Naimeyer750/
Nismeyer750/
Naemeyer750/
Neiomyer750/
Nitmeyer750/
Neumayerová7457/
Neumayerova742/
Niemeyerová741/
Nemeur712,338/
Nimier7170/
Nymyer715/
Nemair715/
Nemeir712/
Neusmeyer712/
Nemeer712/
Neuemeyer711/
Nemear711/
Nimair711/
Nymaer711/
Neihemeir710/
Neihmeyer710/
Niesmeier710/
Nehemeyer710/
Neumair671,874/
Niggemeier671,679/
Nymeyer67427/
Nemaire67423/
Nemejor67117/
Naymaer6789/
Neumeyr6749/
Neymeyr6732/
Nemajerová679/
Nimiyar679/
Nimeier678/
Nemiyar675/
Nemmeur675/
Neimaur674/
Neymeer671/
Nemeard671/
Nyimeer671/
Nimejar671/
Noemair671/
Nemmeer671/
Naemeur671/
Naymeir671/
Neamear670/
Niehemeier670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niemayer
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