Niemeyer Surname

26,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Niemeyer Surname Definition:

“New Peasant” in Low German. See Meyer.

Niemeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,3361:6,526796
United States6,5141:55,6436,644
Brazil5441:393,51915,015
Netherlands2771:60,96510,486
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Denmark561:100,7989,513
Chile541:326,2319,231
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
England411:1,358,97760,528
Sweden291:339,54323,803
France161:4,151,420237,746
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Norway101:514,22941,629
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5501:91,3079,387

Niemeyer (50) may also be a first name.

Niemeyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“New Peasant” in Low German. See Meyer.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Niemeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niemeyer (Arabic: نيماير) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Niemeyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Niemeyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Niemeyer is the 26,471st most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 358,304 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Niemeyer reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,412,538th most widespread given name globally, borne by 50 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 12,336 people, or 1 in 6,526. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 43 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found and Hesse, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Niemeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Niemeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Niemeyer surname increased 1,184 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Niemeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Niemeyer are 22.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.84% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Niemeyer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning 381,702 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning R 233,052 per year; in United States they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $46,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $49,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nemeyer93257/
Niemyer93132/
Nimeyer935/
Niemeyr931/
Niggemeyer89940/
Niemeier886,408/
Neumeyer885,111/
Neimeyer88534/
Neymeyer88243/
Neameyer88128/
Neemeyer8883/
Nijmeyer8853/
Niemayer8845/
Nehmeyer8845/
Nuemeyer8837/
Nesmeyer8831/
Nimeyere8810/
Niymeyer881/
Noemeyer881/
Naimeyer880/
Niemoyer880/
Nismeyer880/
Naemeyer880/
Niemmyer880/
Nitmeyer880/
Nemyer8658/
Nemeer862/
Nimyer860/
Niemeyerová841/
Neusmeyer822/
Neuemeyer821/
Neimeyier821/
Neihmeyer820/
Niesmeier820/
Nehemeyer820/
Niemier80798/
Nymeyer80427/
Neumyer80189/
Niemeir8073/
Neumeyr8049/
Nemoyer8032/
Neymeyr8032/
Ngimyer8023/
Nemeier8010/
Nimeier808/
Nemayer803/
Nimayer802/
Neimyer802/
Nuemyer802/
Neymeer801/
Neymyer801/
Nyimeer801/
Nyimyer801/
Nemmeer801/
Naimyer801/
Nehmyer800/
Neemyer800/
Niemaer800/
Neamyer800/
Niggemeier781,679/
Niggemiyer781/
Niehemeier780/
Niggemayer780/
Neumayer756,061/
Naimayer75124/
Neimayer7588/
Neimoyer7551/
Neumeuer7539/
Neumoyer7515/
Neimejer7515/
Noemeier7514/
Neymayer7512/
Niemaier7511/
Niemijer752/
Nymeeyer752/
Nijmeier752/
Nimiyere752/
Nymeyier751/
Nayimeer751/
Neimiyer751/
Nieameir751/
Niemeiar751/
Niemeire751/
Nuemayer751/
Nuemeier751/
Naumeyer751/
Naimeyar751/
Noehmeyr751/
Niemajer751/
Ngimmyer751/
Nehemyer750/
Neamayer750/
Neemeier750/
Nemehier750/
Neiomyer750/
Neimeyor750/
Neumeyre750/
Nemeur712,338/
Nimier7170/
Nymyer715/
Nemeir712/
Nimeir711/
Nemear711/
Nimehiere711/
Nieimaier711/
Neihemeir710/
Nemaer710/
Nyhemayer710/
Neumayr672,824/
Neumeir67209/
Nemejor67117/
Neimeir6723/
Naimaer6720/
Nimiyar679/
Nemajer677/
Nemiyar675/
Nemmeur675/
Nimayar674/
Noemayr672/
Najmeer671/
Naumeer671/
Nemeard671/
Nimajer671/
Nimaier671/
Neimaer671/
Neymaer671/
Nimejar671/
Nemmaer671/
Naemeur671/
Naimayr671/
Neamear670/
Neamaer670/
Nehmeir670/

Niemeyer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niemeyer in the Arabic language
نيمايرnymayr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niemeyer
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