Weimar Surname

135,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Weimar Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Weimar (soft swamp), in Thuringia; descendant of Wigmar (fight or sanctify, famous); dweller on, or near, church property.

Weimar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5051:53,4926,950
United States9851:367,97932,676
Netherlands2321:72,79012,363
Denmark1421:39,7524,149
Nicaragua951:63,3801,562
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
France401:1,660,568152,033
Austria331:258,04330,255
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia281:964,13257,058
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:242,60220,235

Weimar (4,923) may also be a first name.

Weimar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Weimar (soft swamp), in Thuringia; descendant of Wigmar (fight or sanctify, famous); dweller on, or near, church property.

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

Weimar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weimar (Arabic: لايمر) is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weimar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 135,635th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,199,682 people. The surname Weimar occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Weimar are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Weimar is also the 97,132nd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 4,923 people.

The last name Weimar is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 1,505 people, or 1 in 53,492. In Germany Weimar is primarily found in: Hesse, where 37 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent live and Thuringia, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Weimar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weimar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weimar surname grew 476 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weimar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weimar surname are 23.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Weimar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 204.15% more than the national average, earning R 722,772 per year; in United States they earn 14.09% more than the national average, earning $49,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.93% less than the national average, earning $35,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weijmar9262/
Weimayr923/
Weihmar920/
Wimar9156/
Wemar9112/
Weihmayr8667/
Weismayr8646/
Weitmayr8614/
Weismair865/
Weymar83293/
Wiemar83174/
Waimar8350/
Wejmar8331/
Veimar8326/
Beimar8319/
Wimmar832/
Weimor832/
Wehmar831/
Wemare831/
Wemmar831/
Wemaur830/
Weimarová8010/
Weimarova805/
Wittmar77171/
Witmayr7727/
Weimeir7720/
Weymayr7718/
Wismayr7716/
Witmaar7716/
Waimare7712/
Wemaëre778/
Whemgar775/
Weimore774/
Wismair772/
Weismor772/
Waitmar771/
Wismare771/
Wehtmar771/
Waiamar771/
Wågemar771/
Waimart771/
Weimeur770/
Wiemmar770/
Wamar731,310/
Uimar73422/
Bimar73129/
Bemar73111/
Vemar7370/
Wymar7349/
Vimar7338/
Wimor7315/
Uemar7313/
Wemor731/
Weismore7178/
Weihmeir7132/
Wittmayr7121/
Wittmair7114/
Whitmare716/
Whittmar711/
Whismart711/
Wemhardt711/
Whitmaur710/
Whitmart710/
Whitmarh710/
Weitmore710/
Vimard67689/
Wamare67166/
Vimare67109/
Bejmar6782/
Viomar6771/
Veymar6742/
Vismar6734/
Uimatr6730/
Uimasr6729/
Vihmar6729/
Vimart6727/
Vitmar6721/
Wimore6713/
Wytmar6710/
Beemar679/
Waymar679/
Wahmar679/
Beamar677/
Beymar675/
Waamar675/
Vesmar674/
Wamair673/
Bemarr673/
Wojmar673/
Uimart673/
Wammar673/
Boimar673/
Bemhar672/
Woumar672/
Bimair672/
Vimmar672/
Ouemar671/
Wetmor671/
Weymor671/
Vimgar671/
Vemard671/
Vemarr671/
Vemart671/
Wamarh671/
Uimmar671/
Vetmar671/
Vaimar671/
Vemare671/
Wajmar671/
Bemahr671/
Bimmar671/
Uemair671/
Uimarr671/
Wamarr671/
Beimor671/
Behmar671/
Wymare670/
Whitmajre670/
Bemmar670/
Whitmarth670/
Wameir670/
Wimour670/
Whemor670/
Wimmor670/
Wemore670/

Weimar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Weimar in the Arabic language
لايمرlaymr-
ليمارlymar-

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