Niemeyer Surname
Approximately 20,339 people bear this surname
Niemeyer Surname Definition:
“New Peasant” in Low German. See Meyer.
Niemeyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12,336 | 1:6,526 | 796 |
| United States | 6,514 | 1:55,643 | 6,644 |
| Brazil | 544 | 1:393,519 | 15,015 |
| Netherlands | 277 | 1:60,965 | 10,486 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| Australia | 108 | 1:249,960 | 23,064 |
| Switzerland | 57 | 1:144,086 | 13,875 |
| Denmark | 56 | 1:100,798 | 9,513 |
| Chile | 54 | 1:326,231 | 9,231 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 550 | 1:91,307 | 9,387 |
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.
Niemeyer Demographics
Average Male Niemeyer Height
179.2 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Niemeyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niemeyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niemeyer (Arabic: نيماير) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niemeyer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 26,471st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 358,304 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Niemeyer are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Niemeyer is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 50 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 12,336 people, or 1 in 6,526. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 43 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live and Hesse, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Niemeyer is found in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Niemeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Niemeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Niemeyer surname rose 1,184 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Niemeyer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Niemeyer last name are 22.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.84% registered with the political 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
Niemeyer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niemeyer in the Arabic language | ||
| نيماير | nymayr | - |
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Niemeyer Reference & Research
Niemeyer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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