Reimers Surname

29,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Reimers Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Raginmar (counsel, famous) or of Ricmer (rich, famous) or of Rimher (mature, army).

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Reimers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,2091:7,182898
United States4,3951:82,4719,367
Australia8011:33,7024,444
Denmark3511:16,0821,579
Sweden2651:37,1582,984
Brazil2091:1,024,27936,147
South Africa1881:288,17928,102
Norway1201:42,8526,130
Marshall Islands961:540101
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
Canada801:460,57039,784
Mexico661:1,880,70018,230
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Chile581:303,7328,727
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Guatemala451:357,3934,827
Austria391:218,34426,757
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
England261:2,143,00282,017
France191:3,495,933219,029
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Finland61:916,11741,832
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Micronesia41:26,561731
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3571:140,66913,251

Reimers (32) may also be a first name.

Reimers 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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: descendant of Raginmar (counsel, famous).

- sarahvr

Reimers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reimers has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reimers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,225th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 396,860 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Reimers live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. Reimers is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname Reimers is most common in Germany, where it is held by 11,209 people, or 1 in 7,182. In Germany it is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 45 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and Hamburg, where 15 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Reimers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reimers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Reimers last name rose 1,231 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reimers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reimers surname are 21.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.58% registered with the party.

The amount Reimers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.73% more than the national average, earning 407,433 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 99.47% more than the national average, earning R 474,024 per year; in United States they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning $46,734 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $50,213 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reijmers93488/
Reihmers9313/
Reimersø931/
Reimerse931/
Rheimers930/
Remers92384/
Rimers920/
Remmers865,795/
Reumers86457/
Roemers86401/
Reemers86351/
Reymers86291/
Riemers86222/
Rijmers8677/
Rejmers8656/
Rehmers8637/
Ruimers8636/
Raemers8620/
Reimars8617/
Raimers8615/
Rimmers867/
Reihmrs862/
Reamers862/
Remeers861/
Remeirs861/
Remiers861/
Reimirs860/
Resmers860/
Roemmers8017/
Riehmers801/
Remars77471/
Rymers77250/
Ramers77174/
Rimars7725/
Remirs770/
Rimmersse750/
Rammers7189/
Rhymers7124/
Ramiers713/
Ramersh711/
Rasmers711/
Raymers711/
Reamors710/
Remmerce673/
Rijmeers671/

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