Vollmer Surname

15,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Vollmer 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]

Vollmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany24,2041:3,326356
United States9,5881:37,8034,671
France6161:107,82916,015
Canada3661:100,67110,935
Switzerland3251:25,2713,955
South Africa3251:166,70118,604
Brazil3151:679,60125,063
Australia1821:148,32815,783
Denmark1481:38,1403,978
Argentina1301:328,79526,002
Sweden991:99,4627,215
Austria871:97,87914,223
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
England621:898,67846,462
Venezuela431:702,42011,917
Chile391:451,70411,842
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Israel181:475,42436,085
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Norway61:857,04855,549
China51:273,464,31313,838
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1451:43,8595,087

The alternate forms: Vollmér (2) are calculated separately.

Vollmer (33) may also be a first name.

Vollmer 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

Vollmer Last Name Facts

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

Vollmer (Arabic: فولمر) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Vollmér. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vollmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,092nd most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 197,468 people. Vollmer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Vollmer live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 33 people.

The last name Vollmer is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 24,204 people, or 1 in 3,326. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 34 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Germany it exists in 62 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Vollmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vollmer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 837 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 388 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vollmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vollmer last name are 19.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Vollmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning 345,985 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 100.87% more than the national average, earning R 477,336 per year; in United States they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $47,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $50,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vollmér952/
Vollmert93950/
Vollmere933/
Voollmer930/
Volmer925,637/
D'Vollmer881/
Follmer862,880/
Wollmer86662/
Volmert86497/
Bollmer86246/
Volmier8671/
Vallmer863/
Voolmer862/
Volhmer862/
Volmmer861/
Vollmir861/
Voilmer860/
Vohlmer860/
Volme8323/
Vollmerová822/
Vollmair8076/
Vollmayr8032/
Wollmert8025/
Follmert8010/
Bollmeir805/
Bollmier801/
Vollmest800/
Voolmeer800/
Folmer775,186/
Bolmer77646/
Wolmer77326/
Volmyr77305/
Voulme7763/
Valmer7762/
Volmir7737/
Volmre7723/
Vollmy774/
Volmes773/
Volmey772/
Volmie771/
Volmea771/
Woolmer711,263/
Ballmer71963/
Valmier71137/
Boulmer71131/
Bolmier7164/
Fallmer7152/
Wallmer7140/
Folmerz7133/
Wollmér7123/
Folmert7118/
Wohlmer7114/
Bolmeer7112/
Fohlmer715/
Voulmes715/
Pholmer713/
Valmere712/
Wollmyr712/
Folmere711/
Valmerz711/
Folhmer711/
Wolmmer711/
Volmire711/
Vaulmer711/
Foolmer711/
Bolmert710/
Foilmer710/
Bolmere710/
Follmir710/
Bohlmer710/
Valme671,572/
Boulmier67757/
Bolme67632/
Volma67321/
Volmy67104/
Ballmert6757/
Wolme6718/
Boulmert6714/
Wollmayr6712/
Volmi6711/
Wallmert674/
Bahllmer671/
Fallmert671/

Vollmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vollmer in the Arabic language
فولمرfwlmr-

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