Riemer Surname

27,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riemer Surname Definition:

(German) One who made and sold harness; descendant of Rimher (mature, army).

Riemer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,2301:6,583806
United States4,5801:79,1409,029
Austria8371:10,1741,356
Canada4471:82,4299,185
Denmark2211:25,5422,602
Poland2031:187,23525,479
Brazil1851:1,157,15940,218
Netherlands1411:119,76718,833
Switzerland831:98,95110,605
Australia751:359,94330,133
Czechia611:174,31926,067
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Argentina441:971,44161,182
France391:1,703,147154,208
Hungary381:258,32320,391
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
England291:1,921,31276,208
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Norway101:514,22941,629
Wales81:386,81619,671
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:168,51915,231

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).

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

Riemer Last Name Facts

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

Riemer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Riemer.

How Common Is The Last Name Riemer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,606th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 374,258 people. The last name Riemer is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Riemer live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 360,211th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 547 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 12,230 people, or 1 in 6,583. In Germany Riemer is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live and Saxony, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Riemer is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Riemer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riemer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riemer last name rose 1,537 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 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 holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Riemer surname are 17.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riehmer92155/
Riemert9230/
Riemere9219/
Riemmer923/
Rieimer922/
Riemier921/
Riemeer921/
Rhiemer920/
Rieamer920/
Remer913,978/
Rimer913,829/
Rieme91170/
Riemerth8618/
Reimer8347,554/
Rimmer8319,811/
Roemer838,833/
Reymer833,153/
Reamer832,905/
Remmer831,445/
Rejmer831,077/
Rehmer831,043/
Raimer83876/
Reumer83609/
Resmer83503/
Remeur83486/
Reemer83376/
Raemer83158/
Rimert83118/
Remere83101/
Remert8361/
Rimeur8356/
Rihmer8343/
Rijmer8341/
Ruemer8337/
Rhimer8332/
Riehme8325/
Rimere8320/
Rhemer8318/
Remeer8313/
Riemey8312/
Rismer8311/
Riemei838/
Ritmer834/
Rimerz833/
Riemes833/
Rimier832/
Remeir832/
Ruimer832/
Ryemer832/
Remerz832/
Hremer832/
Riemir831/
Roimer831/
Riomer831/
Riemez831/
Rimerd830/
Remear830/
Remger830/
Riemea830/
Riemerová8049/
Rhiheimer801/
Riethmeir800/
Riethmeer800/
Remmert774,026/
Reimert771,134/
Reimmer77736/
Reijmer77465/
Reumert77210/
Rettmer77115/
Rittmer7799/
Reymert7771/
Reimeir7758/
Rimmert7757/
Ruehmer7749/
Roemmer7749/
Reemmer7741/
Reismer7737/
Rheumer7736/
Reihmer7723/
Reutmer7710/
Rheimer779/
Rejmert779/
Ruemmer778/
Rimmeir775/
Rimmier774/
Raehmer773/
Reamear772/
Raimerz772/
Raimehr771/
Raimert771/
Reahmer771/
Rehmeir771/
Reimoer771/
Remerre771/
Remmerd771/
Reimere771/
Hraemer771/
Raimere771/
Reemeer771/
D'Remer771/
Rehtmer771/
Rehmeer771/
Rhaimer771/
Raimmer770/
Rhoemer770/
Reimerd770/
Reimeur770/
Reammer770/
Rehamer770/
Reitmer770/
Rhemerz770/
Rrimmer770/
Resmert770/
Rehmger770/
Reimher770/
Reimerz770/
Raismer770/
Rreemer770/
Rymer737,090/
Rumer731,385/
Remir73198/
Rämer7393/
Riema7355/
Rimér7336/
Rümer7325/
Riemi7311/
Rimir736/
Rième734/
Riemy732/
Rjime731/
Rémer731/
Reitmeir71184/
Reimherr71155/
Riemesch7140/
Remerová7130/
Rimerova7111/
Roihamer7110/
Remerova719/
Raitmeir718/
Rheimmer711/
Reismert711/
Reitmeyr711/
Rimerová711/
Reihimer710/
Remheard710/
Raymer679,699/
Rhymer672,661/
Rummer67963/
Riemma67835/
Raumer67387/
Ruhmer67258/
Rumeur67219/
Remior67177/
Rühmer67154/
Riemis67153/
Riimed6790/
Rümmer6788/
Remier6777/
Reimerová6774/
Rajmer6766/
Roumer6757/
Reithmeir6757/
Rähmer6739/
Roithmeir6728/
Rumier6726/
Rehime6724/
Rymert6722/
Rymmer6718/
Reheme6712/
Rismyr6712/
Remire678/
Reimir678/
Rämmer678/
Reithmeyr677/
Rjmeer677/
Ryhmer676/
Hrämer676/
Riemay676/
Remoir675/
Rämert675/
Rhuyemere674/
Reymerova673/
Raimerová673/
Ryomer673/
Reimerova673/
Rihema673/
Rimmerová672/
Rhumer672/
Rijema672/
Raimir672/
Rejmyr672/
Rymerd672/
Rémier672/
R'Jeme671/
Rymerz671/
Reaime671/
Reayme671/
Reitmeyre671/
Rimirz671/
Roymer671/
Rameer671/
Reimér671/
Remíre671/
Remair671/
Remayr671/
Rimmerova671/
Riyome671/
Rojmer671/
Remreh671/
Reimyr671/
Rhyeme671/
Hrumer671/
Ruymer670/
Riehtmyre670/
Rheimherr670/
Rimmir670/
Rheihamer670/
Reeime670/
Rumher670/
Ramear670/
Roemir670/
Riemit670/

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