Wimer Surname

93,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Wimer Surname Definition:

(English) the Domesday Wimer-us, Anglo-Saxon Wigmœr = Battle – Famous [Old English wíg, war, battle + mœre, famous]

Wimer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8941:74,0628,524
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
England21:27,859,030389,889
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0591:47,4215,430

Wimer (222) may also be a first name.

Wimer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the Domesday Wimer-us, Anglo-Saxon Wigmœr = Battle – Famous [Old English wíg, war, battle + mœre, famous]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wimer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wimer is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 93,448th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,427,251 people. The last name Wimer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wimer live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wimer is also the 605,116th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 222 people.

The surname Wimer is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,894 people, or 1 in 74,062. In The United States Wimer is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found, Virginia, where 11 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Wimer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wimer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wimer last name expanded 462 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wimer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wimer surname are 27.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.86% registered with the party.

Wimer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $42,234 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wimmer9154,131/
Weimer9122,758/
Wiemer916,578/
Waimer91341/
Wijmer9191/
Whimer915/
Wimier910/
Wimere910/
Weijmer83233/
Wimmert83117/
Weimmer8364/
Weimeir8320/
Waimert8316/
Whimmer833/
Witmere832/
Wiemmer831/
Witmmer831/
Wismere831/
Wiemier831/
Weimere831/
Hwaimer831/
Wihmert831/
Wimmerr831/
Wimmmer831/
Woimere831/
Wuimmer830/
Witmeir830/
Weimeur830/
Weitmer830/
Waimeir830/
Wimmier830/
Wymer804,656/
Wemer80517/
Bimer80196/
Vimer80135/
Wumer8025/
Wümer807/
Wimyr805/
Uimer804/
Wimir801/
Wimre800/
Wimmerth7753/
Weihmeir7732/
Wimerová7726/
Whitmere7723/
Wittmeir7716/
Wittmere776/
Whitmeer773/
Whitmeir771/
Wiehmier770/
Weittmer770/
Wemmer731,166/
Wehmer73630/
Weymer73486/
Waymer73443/
Beimer73352/
Vimmer73282/
Weamer73256/
Buimer73179/
Vismer73128/
Bimmer73125/
Vaimer7396/
Wummer7395/
Veimer7384/
Boimer7374/
Vitmer7366/
Whymer7365/
Weemer7347/
Wajmer7333/
Vimier7329/
Baimer7327/
Wemere7318/
Wemert7315/
Whemer739/
Viemer737/
Huimer737/
Wejmer737/
Wysmer735/
Wähmer734/
Weimyr733/
Vimere732/
Wymmer731/
Wemier731/
Vijmer731/
Vimert731/
Wiemir731/
Voimer731/
Wemger731/
Waimir731/
Wymert730/
Weumer730/
Wimior730/
Wimmerova7110/
Weimerová717/
Whittmere712/
Whittmeir710/
Whitmeyre710/
Wemmert67295/
Weymier6774/
Wehmeir6772/
Wettmer6747/
Witmayr6727/
Waymier6725/
Wismayr6716/
Weasmer6712/
Weamert6710/
Ouhimer679/
Witmire677/
Vittmer677/
Wehmier675/
Whimire674/
Weimayr673/
Whitmir672/
Weesmer672/
Wismair672/
Waimire671/
Weihmir671/
Wetmere671/
Weymeir671/
Whehmer671/
Veitmer671/
Waismyr671/
Boimmer671/
Witmyre670/
Wittmir670/
Beimmer670/
Baimmer670/
Weimire670/
Wehmeyr670/
Waymeir670/

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