Riemer Surname
Approximately 19,472 people bear this surname
Riemer Surname Definition:
(German) One who made and sold harness; descendant of Rimher (mature, army).
Riemer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12,230 | 1:6,583 | 806 |
| United States | 4,580 | 1:79,140 | 9,029 |
| Austria | 837 | 1:10,174 | 1,356 |
| Canada | 447 | 1:82,429 | 9,185 |
| Denmark | 221 | 1:25,542 | 2,602 |
| Poland | 203 | 1:187,235 | 25,479 |
| Brazil | 185 | 1:1,157,159 | 40,218 |
| Netherlands | 141 | 1:119,767 | 18,833 |
| Switzerland | 83 | 1:98,951 | 10,605 |
| Australia | 75 | 1:359,943 | 30,133 |
| Czechia | 61 | 1:174,319 | 26,067 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Hungary | 38 | 1:258,323 | 20,391 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 298 | 1:168,519 | 15,231 |
Riemer (547) may also be a first name.
Riemer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who made and sold harness; descendant of Rimher (mature, army).
Riemer Demographics
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Riemer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riemer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Riemer has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Riemer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Riemer is the 27,606th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 374,258 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Riemer are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 360,211th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 547 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 12,230 people, or 1 in 6,583. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Besides Germany Riemer occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Austria, where 4 percent are found.
Riemer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Riemer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riemer surname grew 1,537 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 322 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Riemer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Riemer surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Riemer surname are 17.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Riemer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning 386,982 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 207.08% more than the national average, earning R 729,744 per year; in United States they earn 12.76% more than the national average, earning $48,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning $49,231 CAD per year.
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Riemer Reference & Research
Riemer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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