Ulmen Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Ulmen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulmen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4571:793,12761,249
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Ülmen (8) & Ulmén (5) are calculated separately.

Ulmen (20) may also be a first name.

Ulmen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ulmen is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ülmen or Ulmén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulmen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 543,414th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,351,773 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Ulmen are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 457 people, or 1 in 793,127. In The United States Ulmen is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 21 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 17 percent are found and Montana, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Ulmen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ulmen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ulmen last name rose 1,344 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ulmen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ulmen surname are 39.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.21% registered with the party.

Ulmen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.88% less than the national average, earning $40,613 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ülmen938/
Ulmén935/
Uelmen91286/
Gulmen9174/
Ullmen914/
Ulmeen912/
Hulmen912/
Ulmenn910/
Gulmeen832/
Ulmienė832/
Ullmenn831/
Gullmen831/
Hullmen831/
Uselmen830/
Ilmen80578/
Olmen8096/
Ulmin807/
Ulmenova7727/
Holmen735,237/
Hilmen7397/
Ulming7322/
Gulmin7310/
Ulmina733/
Ilmeen732/
Ullmin731/
Illmen731/
Hulmne730/
Gaulmin67189/
Hollmen67149/
Gulmina679/
Hillmen678/
Gaulmyn673/
Holmeen673/
Ilmn672/
Ujlemin671/
Holmenn671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ulmen
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