Reimer Surname
Approximately 47,554 people bear this surname
Reimer Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Raginmar (counsel, famous) or of Ricmer (rich, famous) or of Rimher (mature, army).
Read More About This SurnameReimer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 18,761 | 1:4,291 | 493 |
| United States | 12,493 | 1:29,013 | 3,601 |
| Canada | 10,551 | 1:3,492 | 455 |
| Mexico | 776 | 1:159,956 | 4,794 |
| Denmark | 756 | 1:7,467 | 681 |
| Brazil | 737 | 1:290,467 | 11,189 |
| Sweden | 409 | 1:24,075 | 1,957 |
| Australia | 369 | 1:73,159 | 8,608 |
| Paraguay | 356 | 1:20,328 | 822 |
| Austria | 336 | 1:25,344 | 4,003 |
| Greenland | 232 | 1:243 | 50 |
| Argentina | 229 | 1:186,652 | 15,577 |
| Belize | 208 | 1:1,709 | 391 |
| Netherlands | 169 | 1:99,924 | 16,231 |
| Poland | 126 | 1:301,657 | 35,796 |
| Switzerland | 119 | 1:69,016 | 8,291 |
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| Ukraine | 106 | 1:429,459 | 51,143 |
| Czechia | 79 | 1:134,601 | 21,287 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| Russia | 40 | 1:3,603,076 | 182,447 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Chile | 32 | 1:550,515 | 13,718 |
| Uruguay | 30 | 1:114,392 | 10,866 |
| Norway | 29 | 1:177,320 | 21,035 |
| Panama | 24 | 1:163,011 | 5,136 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Peru | 19 | 1:1,672,849 | 23,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,021 | 1:49,186 | 5,602 |
The alternate forms: Reimér (1) are calculated separately.
Reimer (3,676) may also be a first name.
Reimer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Raginmar (counsel, famous) or of Ricmer (rich, famous) or of Rimher (mature, army).
User-submitted Reference
A surname of Germanic origins, it could be both a patronymic last name meaning 'son of Ragimar', and an occupational surname for a maker of leather belts and reins, in which case it would be derived from the old German, riemaere, meaning a strip of leather used as a strap or belt.
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Average Reimer Salary in
United States
$46,492 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Reimer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Reimer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Reimer (Arabic: رايمر) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Reimér. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Reimer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,816th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 153,248 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Reimer are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Reimer is also the 116,388th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 3,676 people.
The surname Reimer is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 18,761 people, or 1 in 4,291. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany Reimer occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 22 percent live.
Reimer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Reimer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Reimer surname grew 1,224 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 606 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Reimer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Reimer surname are 23.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.21% being registered with the party.
The amount Reimer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning 412,455 kr per year; in Peru they earn 40.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,545 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.17% less than the national average, earning R 104,148 per year; in United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning $46,222 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Reimer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Reimer in the Arabic language | ||
| رايمر | raymr | - |
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