Römer Surname
Approximately 22,612 people bear this surname
Römer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 21,073 | 1:3,820 | 421 |
| Austria | 492 | 1:17,308 | 2,625 |
| Switzerland | 428 | 1:19,189 | 3,120 |
| Netherlands | 182 | 1:92,787 | 15,250 |
| Poland | 142 | 1:267,667 | 33,058 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Sweden | 48 | 1:205,141 | 14,201 |
| Czechia | 37 | 1:287,391 | 37,121 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Curaçao | 19 | 1:8,276 | 277 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
The alternate forms: Romer (11,062) & Rõmer (1) are calculated separately.
Römer (14) may also be a first name.
Römer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Römer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Römer is found most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms: Romer or Rõmer. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Römer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,926th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 322,287 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Römer live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe. Römer is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.
This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 21,073 people, or 1 in 3,820. In Germany Römer is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Hesse, where 13 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent live. Barring Germany Römer is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 2 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romer | 93 | 11,062 | / |
| Rõmer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Römmer | 91 | 213 | / |
| Römert | 91 | 80 | / |
| Röhmer | 91 | 58 | / |
| Römmert | 83 | 60 | / |
| Ramer | 80 | 6,442 | / |
| Remer | 80 | 3,978 | / |
| Rämer | 80 | 93 | / |
| Rémer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Römerová | 77 | 60 | / |
| Roemer | 73 | 8,833 | / |
| Rohmer | 73 | 2,784 | / |
| Remmer | 73 | 1,445 | / |
| Rammer | 73 | 1,402 | / |
| Ramier | 73 | 1,096 | / |
| Rehmer | 73 | 1,043 | / |
| Rommer | 73 | 652 | / |
| Reumer | 73 | 609 | / |
| Rahmer | 73 | 499 | / |
| Remeur | 73 | 486 | / |
| Reemer | 73 | 376 | / |
| Romier | 73 | 215 | / |
| Romeur | 73 | 207 | / |
| Raemer | 73 | 158 | / |
| Remier | 73 | 77 | / |
| Rähmer | 73 | 39 | / |
| Rhemer | 73 | 18 | / |
| Romear | 73 | 17 | / |
| Remeer | 73 | 13 | / |
| Rämmer | 73 | 8 | / |
| Rhomer | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hrämer | 73 | 6 | / |
| Rämert | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rhamer | 73 | 5 | / |
| Romerr | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hremer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ruimer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Remeir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hromer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rémier | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rameer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rameur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ramher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Romeer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Romerh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Remear | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ramear | 73 | 0 | / |
| Raamer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Romeir | 73 | 0 | / |
| Roehmer | 67 | 66 | / |
| Roemmer | 67 | 49 | / |
| Reemmer | 67 | 41 | / |
| Rheumer | 67 | 36 | / |
| Rahmier | 67 | 32 | / |
| Raehmer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rommier | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rahmeir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rammehr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Remmier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rohmeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rehmeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rehmeir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roemier | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Remer | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Ramer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rohmeir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reemeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hraemer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhomerh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhoemer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rommeir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rreemer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rhommer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Römer
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