Weimer Surname
Approximately 22,758 people bear this surname
Weimer 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.
Weimer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,581 | 1:31,298 | 3,894 |
| Germany | 7,714 | 1:10,436 | 1,311 |
| Brazil | 991 | 1:216,018 | 8,334 |
| Argentina | 625 | 1:68,389 | 5,829 |
| Canada | 569 | 1:64,755 | 7,541 |
| France | 459 | 1:144,712 | 22,362 |
| Netherlands | 155 | 1:108,950 | 17,471 |
| Sweden | 124 | 1:79,409 | 5,921 |
| Israel | 120 | 1:71,314 | 8,782 |
| Switzerland | 59 | 1:139,202 | 13,535 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Romania | 41 | 1:489,704 | 37,604 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Paraguay | 29 | 1:249,543 | 4,299 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Honduras | 10 | 1:881,644 | 4,379 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,821 | 1:27,578 | 3,392 |
Weimer (171) may also be a first name.
Weimer 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.
Weimer Demographics
Average Weimer Salary in
United States
$42,281 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Weimer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weimer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weimer is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Weimer.
How Common Is The Last Name Weimer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Weimer is the 23,794th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 320,219 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Weimer live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 698,971st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 171 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 11,581 people, or 1 in 31,298. In The United States Weimer is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.
Weimer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Weimer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weimer last name grew 636 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 141 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Weimer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Weimer surname are 31.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.19% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Weimer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 107.75% more than the national average, earning R 493,692 per year; in United States they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $42,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $48,614 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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