Wimmers Surname

238,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wimmers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wimmers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0021:80,34510,151
United States3291:1,101,69979,755
Netherlands2311:73,10512,407
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
France181:3,690,151224,666
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Wimmers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wimmers is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wimmers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimmers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wimmers is the 238,146th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,327,521 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Wimmers are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wimmers is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,002 people, or 1 in 80,345. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found and Bavaria, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Germany Wimmers exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found.

Wimmers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wimmers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wimmers last name grew 685 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wimmers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wimmers surname are 34.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.69% registered with the political party.

The amount Wimmers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.46% more than the national average, earning R 402,696 per year and in United States they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $42,222 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wimers920/
Wiemers863,369/
Weimers86770/
Wemmers86436/
Wümmers8612/
Vimmers864/
Witmers862/
Wummers862/
Wijmmersch821/
Wittmers80229/
Weijmers8020/
Wijmeers803/
Wymers77270/
Wemers7736/
Wémers7711/
Vimers771/
Wimars770/
Wymmersch7513/
Whittmers753/
Wemmersch752/
Beimers71636/
Weymers7184/
Weemers7155/
Vemmers716/
Boimers712/
Wymeers712/
Wymiers711/
Baimers711/
Waymers711/
Weamers711/
Weimars710/
Huimers710/
Weymeers6725/
Weymiers6710/
Wymersch672/
Whimarsh672/
Wemmeersche671/
Weimerch670/
Whitmirs670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wimmers
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