Surmeyer Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Surmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Surmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Surmeyer is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Surmeyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Surmeyer are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Surmeyer is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany Surmeyer is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 94 percent are found and Bavaria, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found.

Surmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Surmeyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Surmeyer last name fell 18 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Surmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Surmeyer are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Surmeyer earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.99% more than the national average, earning $62,562 USD per year.

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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 Surmeyer
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