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 Male Weimer Height
176.55 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weimer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 23,794th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 320,219 people. The last name Weimer occurs mostly 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. Weimer is also the 698,971st most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 171 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 11,581 people, or 1 in 31,298. In The United States Weimer is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Weimer occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.
Weimer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Weimer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 holding the Weimer surname are 31.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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.
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Footnotes
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