Wimmer Surname

10,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany26,2001:3,073319
Austria15,4531:55128
United States9,0371:40,1084,934
France7311:90,86613,093
Hungary4051:24,2382,702
Czechia3451:30,8225,011
Australia3121:86,5259,997
Canada2871:128,38213,382
Switzerland2511:32,7214,820
Brazil1481:1,446,44848,665
Poland991:383,92741,878
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
Denmark741:76,2807,479
England721:773,86242,299
Sweden691:142,70710,073
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Slovakia651:82,09915,886
Chile491:359,5209,978
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Finland181:305,37222,464
Norway171:302,48730,120
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Israel91:950,84857,975
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Wales41:773,63329,106
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8381:59,9276,615

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).

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

Wimmer Last Name Facts

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

Wimmer is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimmer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,406th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 134,628 people. 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. It is also the 1,181,159th most widely held first name globally, borne by 68 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 26,200 people, or 1 in 3,073. In Germany Wimmer is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 74 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live. Beside Germany this surname is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Wimmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wimmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wimmer last name rose 1,078 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,440 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wimmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wimmer surname are 13.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.58% being registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wimmert92117/
Weimmer9264/
Whimmer923/
Wiemmer921/
Witmmer921/
Wimmerr921/
Wimmmer921/
Wuimmer920/
Wimmier920/
Wimer915,106/
Wimmerth8653/
Weimer8322,758/
Wiemer836,578/
Wemmer831,166/
Waimer83341/
Vimmer83282/
Bimmer83125/
Wummer8395/
Wijmer8391/
Whimer835/
Wymmer831/
Winmer831/
Wimier830/
Wimere830/
Wimmerova8010/
Wemmert77295/
Weijmer77233/
Weimeir7720/
Waimert7716/
Witmere772/
Wismere771/
Wiemier771/
Weimere771/
Hwaimer771/
Wihmert771/
Woimere771/
Boimmer771/
Witmeir770/
Weimeur770/
Weitmer770/
Waimeir770/
Beimmer770/
Baimmer770/
Wihnmer770/
Winnmer770/
Wienmer770/
Wymer734,656/
Wemer73517/
Bimer73196/
Vimer73135/
Wumer7325/
Wümer737/
Wimyr735/
Uimer734/
Wimir731/
Wimre730/
Weihmeir7132/
Wimerová7126/
Whitmere7123/
Wenmmger7123/
Wittmeir7116/
Weammert719/
Wittmere716/
Whitmeer713/
Whitmeir711/
Wiehmier710/
Weittmer710/
Wehmer67630/
Weymer67486/
Waymer67443/
Beimer67352/
Weamer67256/
Bemmer67237/
Buimer67179/
Vimmerová67155/
Vemmer67153/
Vismer67128/
Vaimer6796/
Veimer6784/
Boimer6774/
Vitmer6766/
Whymer6765/
Weemer6747/
Wajmer6733/
Vimier6729/
Baimer6727/
Wemere6718/
Wemert6715/
Whemer679/
Weimerová677/
Viemer677/
Huimer677/
Wejmer677/
Vimmerova676/
Wysmer675/
Wähmer674/
Vymmer674/
Weimyr673/
Whittmere672/
Vimere672/
Vinmer672/
Binmer671/
Wemier671/
Wemmerová671/
Vijmer671/
Vimert671/
Wiemir671/
Winmerová671/
Voimer671/
Wemger671/
Waimir671/
Wenmer670/
Wymert670/
Weumer670/
Wimior670/
Whittmeir670/
Whitmeyre670/

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