Wimmer Surname
Approximately 54,131 people bear this surname
Wimmer Surname Definition:
(German) One who tended the vines in a vineyard; one who took care of church property; descendant of Winimar (friend, famous).
Wimmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 26,200 | 1:3,073 | 319 |
| Austria | 15,453 | 1:551 | 28 |
| United States | 9,037 | 1:40,108 | 4,934 |
| France | 731 | 1:90,866 | 13,093 |
| Hungary | 405 | 1:24,238 | 2,702 |
| Czechia | 345 | 1:30,822 | 5,011 |
| Australia | 312 | 1:86,525 | 9,997 |
| Canada | 287 | 1:128,382 | 13,382 |
| Switzerland | 251 | 1:32,721 | 4,820 |
| Brazil | 148 | 1:1,446,448 | 48,665 |
| Poland | 99 | 1:383,927 | 41,878 |
| Netherlands | 94 | 1:179,651 | 25,733 |
| Denmark | 74 | 1:76,280 | 7,479 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Sweden | 69 | 1:142,707 | 10,073 |
| Belgium | 68 | 1:169,068 | 23,042 |
| Slovakia | 65 | 1:82,099 | 15,886 |
| Chile | 49 | 1:359,520 | 9,978 |
| Thailand | 45 | 1:1,569,741 | 208,465 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Romania | 20 | 1:1,003,894 | 52,576 |
| Finland | 18 | 1:305,372 | 22,464 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Costa Rica | 15 | 1:318,671 | 3,310 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 838 | 1:59,927 | 6,615 |
Wimmer (68) may also be a first name.
Wimmer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who tended the vines in a vineyard; one who took care of church property; descendant of Winimar (friend, famous).
Wimmer Demographics
Average Male Wimmer Height
177.75 cm
Average Female Wimmer Height
164.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wimmer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wimmer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wimmer is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wimmer? popularity and diffusion
Wimmer is the 10,406th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 134,628 people. The last name Wimmer is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Wimmer live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wimmer is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 68 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 26,200 people, or 1 in 3,073. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 74 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Wimmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wimmer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,078 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,440 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wimmer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wimmer last name are 13.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.58% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wimmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.55% less than the national average, earning 309,566 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.22% more than the national average, earning R 425,892 per year; in United States they earn 5.6% more than the national average, earning $45,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $50,845 CAD per year.
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