Vollmer Surname
Approximately 36,905 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 24,204 | 1:3,326 | 356 |
| United States | 9,588 | 1:37,803 | 4,671 |
| France | 616 | 1:107,829 | 16,015 |
| Canada | 366 | 1:100,671 | 10,935 |
| Switzerland | 325 | 1:25,271 | 3,955 |
| South Africa | 325 | 1:166,701 | 18,604 |
| Brazil | 315 | 1:679,601 | 25,063 |
| Australia | 182 | 1:148,328 | 15,783 |
| Denmark | 148 | 1:38,140 | 3,978 |
| Argentina | 130 | 1:328,795 | 26,002 |
| Sweden | 99 | 1:99,462 | 7,215 |
| Austria | 87 | 1:97,879 | 14,223 |
| Netherlands | 79 | 1:213,762 | 28,937 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Venezuela | 43 | 1:702,420 | 11,917 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,145 | 1:43,859 | 5,087 |
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]
(German) Descendant of Folcmar (people, famous).
Vollmer Demographics
Average Male Vollmer Height
178.22 cm
Average Female Vollmer Height
163.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Vollmer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vollmer in the Arabic language | ||
| فولمر | fwlmr | - |
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