Riemers Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Riemers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riemers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1581:106,88117,196
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England21:27,859,030389,889
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Riemers Last Name Facts

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

Riemers is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riemers? popularity and diffusion

Riemers is the 1,101,507th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Riemers are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 106,881. In The Netherlands Riemers is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 31 percent reside, South Holland, where 17 percent reside and Overijssel, where 16 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Riemers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riemers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riemers surname increased 410 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riemers Last Name Statistics demography

Riemers earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,674 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riehmers931/
Remers92384/
Rimers920/
Reimers8618,363/
Remmers865,795/
Reumers86457/
Roemers86401/
Reemers86351/
Reymers86291/
Rijmers8677/
Rejmers8656/
Rehmers8637/
Ruimers8636/
Raemers8620/
Raimers8615/
Rimmers867/
Reamers862/
Remiers861/
Remeirs861/
Remeers861/
Resmers860/
Reijmers80488/
Roemmers8017/
Reihmers8013/
Rijmeers801/
Reimersø801/
Reimerse801/
Rheimers800/
Remars77471/
Rymers77250/
Rimars7725/
Rumers7722/
Remirs770/
Rimmersse750/
Rhymers7124/
Reimars7117/
Rummers712/
Rühmers711/
Raymers711/
Reamors710/
Reimirs710/
Remmerce673/
Remiorsch639/
Rymars627/

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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
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  • 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 Riemers
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