Pemer Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pemer Surname User-submission:

Pemer is a variation of the German surname Böhmer, meaning 'someone from the historical part of Czech republic known as Böhmen (German), or Bohemia (English)'. The same supposedly goes for any names in the style of Bemer, Behmer, Pehmer, Beheim, Behaim, Beham, Peheim and also Pemmer.

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Pemer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden361:273,52118,976
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Pémer (15) are calculated separately.

Pemer (16) may also be a first name.

Pemer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pemer is a variation of the German surname Böhmer, meaning 'someone from the historical part of Czech republic known as Böhmen (German), or Bohemia (English)'. The same supposedly goes for any names in the style of Bemer, Behmer, Pehmer, Beheim, Behaim, Beham, Peheim and also Pemmer. The Swedish Pemers came here from Augsburg, Bavaria, in the 1630's. The Norwegian Pemmers are a branch of the Swedish Pemer family.

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Pemer Last Name Facts

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

Pemer is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Pémer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pemer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Pemer reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 16 people.

It is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 273,521. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 47 percent live, Södermanland County, where 25 percent live and Västernorrland County, where 8 percent live. Beside Sweden it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Pemer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pemer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pemer surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pemer Last Name Statistics demography

Pemer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pémer9315/
Pemmer91419/
Peimer91145/
Pehmer9192/
Peymer9126/
Poemer9117/
Peamer912/
Peemer911/
Paemer911/
Piemer911/
Pemier911/
Pemger910/
Pemher910/
Peme891,655/
Peimert832/
Piemeir831/
Pettmer831/
Petmear830/
Phemmer830/
Paemmer830/
Pimer802,919/
Pamer801,629/
Pheme80894/
Pomer80689/
Pesme80367/
Pymer80179/
Pemme80162/
Pehme80101/
Peime8068/
Pieme8061/
Pemhe8052/
Pömer8043/
Peame8040/
Pemre8032/
Pemes8017/
Pemir808/
Petme807/
Pemee805/
Peume805/
Pemie804/
Pemej803/
Pemeh802/
Pemez802/
Pemet801/
Pemey801/
Pfemmert772/
Pemerová772/
Pfeimmer771/
Pfeummer770/
Pommer735,923/
Pammer732,801/
Pomier731,358/
Paymer73195/
Poimer73142/
Pemech73138/
Pimmer73129/
Pohmer73100/
Piemme7382/
Pahmer7381/
Petmez7380/
Pömmer7370/
Pehmie7343/
Peumeu7341/
Paimer7336/
Pomher7317/
Petmee7312/
Pöhmer738/
Phamer736/
Phemie734/
Phieme734/
Peimei734/
Pamier733/
Pameer733/
Poymer732/
Piemeu732/
Peamee732/
Phetme732/
Phemed731/
Pomear731/
Peamey731/
Puimer731/
Phemir731/
Pemmei731/
Pesmir731/
Pitmer731/
Phymer731/
Pomeir731/
Peamre731/
Peameh731/
Peimhe731/
Peymie731/
Pimere731/
Pomeyr731/
Phemme731/
Pemmie731/
Phemey731/
Pheeme731/
Phehme731/
Pejmir731/
Pemett730/
Paemir730/
Pfomer730/
Phemes730/
Pihmer730/
Phimer730/
Piemey730/
Pomeer730/
Peymerova711/
Pommier6714,390/
Pema677,977/
Pemi671,273/
Pime67154/
Phetmee67101/
Pyme6737/
Pahmier6724/
Pemy6716/
Phetmet676/
Pemj673/
Petmitr672/
Puimere671/
Pittmer671/
Pameher671/
Paimier671/
Pfommer671/
Peymheh671/
Pommeur671/
Pommmer671/
Pheymee671/
Phetmeesrt671/
Phemmee671/
Phameer671/
Pohmehr671/
Phimmer670/
Pohmier670/
Pammier670/
Poimmer670/
Pheamey670/

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