Redmeyer Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Redmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Redmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Redmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Redmeyer is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Redmeyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Redmeyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Redmeyer live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Redmeyer is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,055,448. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Groningen, where 94 percent live and Utrecht, where 6 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live.

Redmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Redmeyer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Redmeyer
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