Ulman Surname

71,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Ulman Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Allodial Man, i.e. Owner [an assimilated form of O.Ger. Uodalman(n— uodal = Old Saxon oðil = Old Norse óðal (Dan,- Norwegian odel), ancestral property, patrimony, family estate, &c. + O.Ger. man(n = Old Norse mað-r (with lost n(n): cp.

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Ulman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,0921:18,1692,698
United States2,0141:179,97017,996
Czechia6171:17,2342,588
Argentina5571:76,7396,510
Russia5501:262,04227,511
Slovakia1241:43,0368,092
Ukraine1161:392,43747,637
India1091:7,037,297155,647
Germany951:847,42661,310
Estonia921:14,3672,255
Canada851:433,47837,831
Kazakhstan531:333,63227,314
Romania441:456,31535,605
Serbia441:162,38510,827
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Israel191:450,40234,739
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Hungary181:545,34933,535
France161:4,151,420237,746
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4101:122,48511,900

The alternate forms: Ülman (204) are calculated separately.

Ulman (596) may also be a first name.

Ulman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Allodial Man, i.e. Owner [an assimilated form of O.Ger. Uodalman(n— uodal = Old Saxon oðil = Old Norse óðal (Dan,- Norwegian odel), ancestral property, patrimony, family estate, &c. + O.Ger. man(n = Old Norse mað-r (with lost n(n): cp. Old Norse óðalmað-r, allodial owner]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who owned land in fee, i.e., without paying rent or acknowledging any superior; one who came from Ulm (place of elm trees), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a place name) Ulman and Ulmann are from Ulm, a town in Württemberg, Germany.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Ulman Last Name Facts

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

Ulman (Hindi: उल्मन, Marathi: उलमन, Russian: Ульман) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Ülman. For other potential spellings of Ulman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 71,703rd most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,058,775 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Ulman reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 41 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Ulman is also the 342,522nd most numerous given name on earth, held by 596 people.

Ulman is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 2,092 people, or 1 in 18,169. Barring Poland this surname exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Czechia, where 9 percent reside.

Ulman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ulman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ulman surname rose 491 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ulman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ulman last name is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ulman last name are 38.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.7% registered with the party.

The amount Ulman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.09% more than the national average, earning $56,681 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ülman93204/
Ullman915,975/
Ulmann912,648/
Uhlman911,690/
Hulman91819/
Ulmane91634/
Gulman91418/
Oulman91248/
Aulman91141/
Uelman9185/
Ulhman9117/
Ulmand919/
Uslman914/
Eulman911/
Uylman911/
Ullmann8322,890/
Uhlmann8312,717/
Oulmane832,699/
Uselman83559/
Haulman83443/
Aulmann83420/
Hulmann83399/
Hullman83234/
Gullman83211/
Uyleman8399/
Gulmann8398/
Gaulman8363/
Aullman8360/
Huelman8358/
Oulmann8352/
Uileman8336/
Ulhmann8336/
Houlman8323/
Huilman8317/
Aulmane837/
Goulman836/
Ulmatin835/
Autlman834/
Ouslman834/
Hulmane833/
Huslman832/
Guhlman831/
Aulmand831/
Uillman831/
Uhlmand831/
Hulmant831/
Uelmann831/
Gulmain831/
Oulmain831/
Ulmhann831/
Huhlman830/
Hulmaun830/
Ullmain830/
Hulmain830/
Hulmman830/
Aulmant830/
Uhlmaun830/
Ilman803,204/
Olman801,117/
Ulmon8026/
Ulmam803/
Hullmann77795/
Usselman77767/
Ulmanová77648/
Houlmann77488/
Uselmann77207/
Uijleman7770/
Guhlmann7768/
Gullmann7760/
Huelmann7750/
Huilmand7741/
Ulmanova7736/
Huilmann7728/
Heulmann7718/
Ouslmane775/
Houslman771/
Gullmain771/
Huhlmann771/
Huselman771/
Uhllmann771/
Huslmann771/
Ulllmann771/
Ulmateen771/
Ußelmann771/
Houlmane771/
Ousilman770/
Autelman770/
Ausilman770/
Huellman770/
Holman7362,138/
Hilman738,732/
Illman731,609/
Ollman73352/
Ilmain73234/
Oolman73212/
Oelman7372/
Gulmon7360/
Jilman7325/
Ilmaun7316/
Ilmann739/
Ullmon737/
Olhman735/
Ullmam735/
Ihlman734/
Uhlmam733/
Ulmoon732/
Ielman731/
Ulmont731/
Uhlmon730/
Ulmond730/
Aulmon730/
Ulhmon730/
Hulmon730/
Usselmann71637/
Husselman71394/
Hulmanová71177/
Ulmannová71159/
Ullmanová7151/
Hauselman7136/
Hulmanova7121/
Huellmann7117/
Houllmann7112/
Hautelman714/
Ulmannova712/
Usellmann712/
Hutlemann711/
Huselmann711/
Usselmamn711/
Uhlmanová711/
Uchelmann711/
Houslmann711/
Houselman710/
Hillman6733,227/
Hollman675,844/
Husselmann671,012/
Illmann67799/
Ullmannová67349/
Huchelmann67215/
Oehlman67203/
Hilmann67126/
Hauselmann67102/
Hülmann6722/
Oulmont6721/
Hoelman6721/
Olhmann6721/
Hielman6718/
Holhman6716/
Oolmann6714/
Gaulmon6713/
Hausselman6710/
Aulmond677/
Hullmanová676/
Hoolman673/
Holmman673/
Ullmannova672/
Eulmont672/
Hihlman672/
Ollmman671/
Jillman671/
Hullmon671/
Hilhman671/
Hilmaan671/
Ilhmann671/
Goulmon670/
Hausielman670/
Holmain670/
Uhlmaum670/

Ulman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulman in the Hindi language
उल्मनulmana52.38
उल्मानulmana23.81
उलमानulamana19.05
उलमनulamana4.76
Ulman in the Marathi language
उलमनulamana46.88
मनmana25
मानmana17.19
मणmana6.25
उलमानulamana3.13
Ulman in the Russian language
Ульманulman-

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