Uhlmann Surname

41,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Uhlmann Surname User-submission:

Coming from a ancient German, odalmann, which meant a 'free farmer' in medieval times; who was not forced to give gifts to the noblemen, who typically lived from what farmers around their castle produced. When an odalmann was rich, he was called "Odalrich", later Ulrich or Ulbricht.

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Uhlmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,3641:9,6251,209
Switzerland1,2101:6,7881,081
Brazil1,1721:182,6577,051
United States5891:615,38049,848
France4701:141,32521,766
Australia3571:75,6188,847
Austria861:99,01714,343
Canada811:454,88439,362
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Luxembourg291:20,0194,535
Liechtenstein291:1,323139
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
England181:3,095,448105,421
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Norway151:342,81932,589
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Uhlmann Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Coming from a ancient German, odalmann, which meant a 'free farmer' in medieval times; who was not forced to give gifts to the noblemen, who typically lived from what farmers around their castle produced. When an odalmann was rich, he was called "Odalrich", later Ulrich or Ulbricht.

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Uhlmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uhlmann is found most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Uhlmann? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uhlmann is the 41,119th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 573,055 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Uhlmann reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 8,364 people, or 1 in 9,625. In Germany Uhlmann is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 42 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Uhlmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Uhlmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Uhlmann last name grew 966 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Uhlmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Uhlmann surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Uhlmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.14% less than the national average, earning 200,242 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 88.13% more than the national average, earning R 447,060 per year; in United States they earn 8.88% more than the national average, earning $46,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning $49,246 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guhlmann9368/
Huhlmann931/
Uhllmann931/
Ulmann922,648/
Uhlman921,690/
Uchelmann881/
Ullmann8622,890/
Aulmann86420/
Hulmann86399/
Hilmann86126/
Gulmann8698/
Oulmann8652/
Ulhmann8636/
Hülmann8622/
Guhlman861/
Uhlmand861/
Uelmann861/
Ulmhann861/
Huhlman860/
Uhlmaun860/
Ulman836,883/
Huchelmann82215/
Hillmann809,039/
Hullmann80795/
Houlmann80488/
Hüllmann80209/
Uselmann80207/
Gullmann8060/
Huelmann8050/
Huilmann8028/
Hilhmann8020/
Heulmann8018/
Hoolmann8010/
Hihlmann805/
Hoelmann803/
Hielmann802/
Huslmann801/
Ulllmann801/
Ußelmann801/
Holhmann801/
Holman7762,138/
Hilman778,732/
Ullman775,975/
Hulman77819/
Ulmane77634/
Gulman77418/
Oulman77248/
Aulman77141/
Uelman7785/
Ulhman7717/
Ulmand779/
Ilmann779/
Uslman774/
Ihlman774/
Uhlmam773/
Eulman771/
Uylman771/
Uhlmon770/
Usselmann75637/
Ulmannová75159/
Huellmann7517/
Hoehlmann7513/
Houllmann7512/
Hoellmann757/
Hollmannn755/
Ulmannova752/
Usellmann752/
Holllmann752/
Hutlemann751/
Huselmann751/
Hillmannn751/
Uhlmanová751/
Houslmann751/
Hiellmann750/
Hillman7133,227/
Hollman715,844/
Oulmane712,699/
Husselmann711,012/
Illmann71799/
Uselman71559/
Haulman71443/
Ullmannová71349/
Hullman71234/
Gullman71211/
Oehlman71203/
Hauselmann71102/
Uyleman7199/
Gaulman7163/
Aullman7160/
Huelman7158/
Uileman7136/
Houlman7123/
Hoelman7121/
Olhmann7121/
Hielman7118/
Huilman7117/
Holhman7116/
Oolmann7114/
Aulmane717/
Goulman716/
Ulmatin715/
Autlman714/
Ouslman714/
Hulmane713/
Hoolman713/
Holmman713/
Huslman712/
Ullmannova712/
Hihlman712/
Hilhman711/
Hilmaan711/
Aulmand711/
Uillman711/
Hulmant711/
Ilhmann711/
Gulmain711/
Oulmain711/
Hulmaun710/
Ullmain710/
Hulmain710/
Hulmman710/
Aulmant710/
Holmain710/
Uhlmaum710/
Ilman673,204/
Olman671,117/
Usselman67767/
Ulmanová67648/
Ülman67204/
Uijleman6770/
Huilmand6741/
Ulmanova6736/
Hoellman6729/
Ulmon6726/
Ouslmane675/
Ulmam673/
Hullmannova671/
Houslman671/
Hollmean671/
Hollmonn671/
Gullmain671/
Huselman671/
Hullmannová671/
Illmannn671/
Ulmateen671/
D'Holman671/
Houlmane671/
Ousilman670/
Autelman670/
Hiellman670/
Heusselmann670/
Ausilman670/
Huellman670/

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