Vollmar Surname

104,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Vollmar Surname Definition:

(Ger.) for earlier Volkmar = People-Famous [see under Volkart, and + Middle High German mære, O.H.Ger. O.L.Ger. mári, famous, illustrious]

Vollmar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2711:35,4494,684
United States1,8541:195,50119,300
Switzerland1181:69,6018,338
France731:909,900105,096
Canada391:944,75971,777
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Austria141:608,24554,975
Liechtenstein121:3,198355
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England91:6,190,895170,599
India51:153,413,076951,030
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Vollmar (11) may also be a first name.

Vollmar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) for earlier Volkmar = People-Famous [see under Volkart, and + Middle High German mære, O.H.Ger. O.L.Ger. mári, famous, illustrious]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendant of Folcmar (people, famous).

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

Vollmar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vollmar (Arabic: فولمار) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vollmar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 104,984th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,632,515 people. The surname Vollmar occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Vollmar live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Vollmar is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 2,271 people, or 1 in 35,449. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany Vollmar exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Vollmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vollmar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,641 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vollmar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vollmar surname are 15.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.7% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vollmar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $43,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning $50,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vollmair9376/
Vollmayr9332/
Vollmart939/
Volmar922,560/
Follmar86269/
Wollmar8647/
Volmare8629/
Volmart8612/
Vallmar864/
Volmard861/
Uollmar860/
Vohlmar860/
Vollmor860/
Wollmayr8012/
Volmarre801/
Folmar772,488/
Wolmar77469/
Valmar7795/
Bolmar7711/
Valmard7125/
Folmard7115/
Wallmar7111/
Valmare711/
Ballmar711/
Valmarz711/
Woolmar711/
Wholmar710/
Bolmart710/
Woslmar710/
Volmore710/
Bollmohr6785/
Wohlmayr6714/
Volmoure6711/
Bollmoor6710/
Wohlmair676/
Bollmeir675/
Pholmart674/
Wallmart671/
Valmarre671/
Valmayre671/
Boulmare670/
Valmarth670/

Vollmar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vollmar in the Arabic language
فولمارfwlmar-

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Vollmar Reference & Research

Folmar DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Folmar FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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