Weimer Surname

23,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5811:31,2983,894
Germany7,7141:10,4361,311
Brazil9911:216,0188,334
Argentina6251:68,3895,829
Canada5691:64,7557,541
France4591:144,71222,362
Netherlands1551:108,95017,471
Sweden1241:79,4095,921
Israel1201:71,3148,782
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Australia421:642,75544,739
Romania411:489,70437,604
England311:1,797,35772,927
Paraguay291:249,5434,299
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Austria131:655,03358,041
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Finland81:687,08836,047
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malta11:430,2723,380
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8211:27,5783,392

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.

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

Weimer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weimer is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weimer? popularity and diffusion

Weimer is the 23,794th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 320,219 people. The last name Weimer is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Weimer are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 698,971st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 171 people.

The surname Weimer is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 11,581 people, or 1 in 31,298. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Weimer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weimer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 636 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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 US average, with 85.19% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weijmer92233/
Weimmer9264/
Weimeir9220/
Weiimer921/
Weimere921/
Weimeur920/
Weitmer920/
Wimer915,106/
Wemer91517/
Weimr911/
Weihmeir8632/
Weiemier861/
Weittmer860/
Wimmer8354,131/
Wiemer836,578/
Wemmer831,166/
Wehmer83630/
Weymer83486/
Beimer83352/
Waimer83341/
Weamer83256/
Wijmer8391/
Veimer8384/
Weemer8347/
Woemer8342/
Wemere8318/
Wemert8315/
Wemaer8312/
Whemer839/
Wejmer837/
Whimer835/
Weimyr833/
Wyemer831/
Wemier831/
Waemer831/
Wemger831/
Wimier830/
Weumer830/
Wimere830/
Weimerová807/
Wimr803/
Wemmert77295/
Wimmert77117/
Weymier7774/
Wehmeir7772/
Wettmer7747/
Waimert7716/
Weasmer7712/
Weamert7710/
Wehmier775/
Whimmer773/
Weimayr773/
Witmere772/
Weesmer772/
Wiemmer771/
Witmmer771/
Wismere771/
Wiemier771/
Weihmir771/
Wetmere771/
Weymeir771/
Whehmer771/
Veitmer771/
Hwaimer771/
Wihmert771/
Waehmer771/
Wimmerr771/
Wimmmer771/
Woimere771/
Wuimmer770/
Waimeir770/
Waimaer770/
Beimmer770/
Weymaer770/
Weimire770/
Wimmier770/
Wehmeyr770/
Wymer734,656/
Bemer73921/
Wamer73511/
Bimer73196/
Vemer73149/
Vimer73135/
Wimmr7310/
Wimyr735/
Uimer734/
Wiemr731/
Wimir731/
Wemir730/
Wimre730/
Weihmayr7167/
Wimmerth7153/
Weismayr7146/
Wimerová7126/
Whitmere7123/
Weitmayr7114/
Weammert719/
Weymerth718/
Wittmere716/
Weismair715/
Whitmeer713/
Wehyemer711/
Wehmeird711/
Veihemer711/
Veimerth711/
Beihamer711/
Wehymier710/
Veitmeir710/
Wiehmier710/
Wetthmer710/
Beumer676,032/
Huemer675,998/
Beamer675,138/
Beemer673,611/
Beymer67852/
Waymer67443/
Wamaer67325/
Vimmer67282/
Veymer67259/
Bemmer67237/
Beihammer67182/
Buimer67179/
Wammer67158/
Vemmer67153/
Vismer67128/
Bimmer67125/
Wamere67109/
Vaimer6796/
Boimer6774/
Vitmer6766/
Whymer6765/
Wemire6742/
Wajmer6733/
Vimier6729/
Baimer6727/
Bejmer6717/
Vemier6710/
Vehmer6710/
Wimmerova6710/
Viemer677/
Huimer677/
Wysmer675/
Wähmer674/
Vemeer673/
Veimerova673/
Whittmere672/
Vesmer672/
Vimere672/
Wymmer671/
Whitmr671/
Waumer671/
Wesmir671/
Wetmyr671/
Wemmerová671/
Wemyre671/
Vijmer671/
Veemer671/
Vimert671/
Wiemir671/
Vejmer671/
Wahmer671/
Wameur671/
Wamier671/
Uemere671/
Uehiemere671/
Voimer671/
Waimir671/
Uemier671/
Wymert670/
Wameir670/
Wimior670/
Whitmeyre670/

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