Tessmer Surname

97,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Tessmer Surname User-submission:

(German) From the Lower Sorbian personal name Tesimir, composed of the Slavic elements tesiti (to console) and mir (peace).

Tessmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1391:169,45317,142
Germany1,3161:61,1747,859
Brazil5741:372,95214,239
Poland4681:81,21512,604
Canada2761:133,49913,853
Australia481:562,41041,290
England211:2,653,24194,788
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Tessmer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) From the Lower Sorbian personal name Tesimir, composed of the Slavic elements tesiti (to console) and mir (peace).

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Tessmer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tessmer is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tessmer.

How Common Is The Last Name Tessmer? popularity and diffusion

Tessmer is the 97,006th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,488,165 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Tessmer are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Tessmer is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,139 people, or 1 in 169,453. In The United States Tessmer is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 18 percent live, Minnesota, where 14 percent live and Michigan, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Tessmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tessmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tessmer last name grew 2,742 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tessmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tessmer last name are 6.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Tessmer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.59% more than the national average, earning $45,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.9% less than the national average, earning $44,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thessmer931/
Tessmeer931/
Tesmer921,909/
Tassmer8674/
Teshmer8624/
Tehsmer8620/
Thesmer8617/
Teismer863/
Tissmer862/
Tesmear862/
Tessmes861/
Teschmer8026/
Thesmier8011/
Tessma771,488/
Teßmer77839/
Tismer77260/
Tecmer77132/
Tasmer7768/
Teshme7717/
Tosmer7711/
Tejmer7710/
Tessmi774/
Teusme772/
Tesmie771/
Tesmee771/
Tesmerova751/
Theismeir750/
Teshmir7131,672/
Techmer7136/
Teshmeh7121/
Tismeer7120/
Teshmed716/
Tasmeer715/
Theasme711/
Tashmer711/
Thesmee711/
Tejmert711/
Tohsmer710/
Tesmire710/
Tesma672,287/
Tesmi67339/
Teichmer6777/
Tisme6766/
Thasmeer6711/
Tejme677/
Tashmeer671/
Tesmy671/

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