Pulvermacher Surname

355,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Pulvermacher Surname Definition:

“Powder-Maker” (i.e. Gunpowder) in German.

Pulvermacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6201:584,61147,805
Germany1991:404,55037,233
Canada801:460,57039,784
Austria591:144,32919,392
Israel291:295,09125,768
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England41:13,929,515290,718
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Pulvermacher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Powder-Maker” (i.e. Gunpowder) in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Pulvermacher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pulvermacher occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulvermacher? popularity and diffusion

Pulvermacher is the 355,911th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,137,655 people. Pulvermacher occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Pulvermacher are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 620 people, or 1 in 584,611. In The United States Pulvermacher is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 70 percent are found, Minnesota, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 4 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Pulvermacher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pulvermacher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pulvermacher last name increased 1,938 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pulvermacher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pulvermacher surname are 27.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pulvermacher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.32% more than the national average, earning R 402,372 per year; in United States they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning $43,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning $45,851 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pulvermache961/
Pulvermakher928/
Pulbermacher922/
Pulwermacher922/
Pulvermocher921/
Pulvermacker921/
Puluermacher921/
Pulfermacher920/
Palvermacher920/
Pulvermasser830/

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