Volkmer Surname

65,227th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Volkmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volkmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,0411:13,3271,724
United States7691:471,33840,071
Brazil4021:532,52319,975
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Czechia631:168,78525,447
Austria551:154,82620,536
Australia421:642,75544,739
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England181:3,095,448105,421
France141:4,744,480251,814
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Norway71:734,61250,907
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Volkmer (72) may also be a first name.

Volkmer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volkmer occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Volkmer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkmer? popularity and diffusion

Volkmer is the 65,227th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 951,874 people. Volkmer is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Volkmer reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,143,416th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 72 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 6,041 people, or 1 in 13,327. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent live and Bavaria, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Volkmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Volkmer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,424 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Volkmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Volkmer last name are 29.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Volkmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.78% less than the national average, earning 243,012 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning R 253,620 per year; in United States they earn 0.89% less than the national average, earning $42,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.45% more than the national average, earning $60,837 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volckmer9373/
Vollkmer930/
Volkmier930/
Folkmer86101/
Wolkmer8689/
Volkmerová8262/
Folkmier8025/
Wolckmer801/
Foulkmer801/
Folkmeir801/
Falkmer7128/
Folkmerová715/
Walkmer710/
Folkmire6732/
Faulkmer675/
Balckmer672/
Boulkhmair591/
Falkmyr572/
Falkmire531/
Walkmyre530/
Faulkmire500/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Volkmer
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