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Where Does The Last Name Pelmer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pelmer is found most frequently in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelmer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,718,748^th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name Pelmer occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Pelmer are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pelmer is also the 1,350,955^th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 54 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 1,364,499. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 97 percent live and Hesse, where 2 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Pelmer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pelmer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 369 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelmer Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Pelmer surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Pelmer earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.9% less than the national average, earning $23,776 USD per year.