Wollmer Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wollmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wollmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3461:232,67525,787
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

The alternate forms: Wollmér (23) are calculated separately.

Wollmer (16) may also be a first name.

Wollmer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wollmer is most common in Germany. It may appear as: Wollmér. Click here for other potential spellings of Wollmer.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wollmer is the 497,847th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Wollmer live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wollmer is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous given name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 232,675. In Germany Wollmer is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Hesse, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Germany it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.

Wollmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wollmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wollmer surname grew 259 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wollmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wollmer last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wollmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 60% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,754 per year and in United States they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $41,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollmér9523/
Woellmer9349/
Wollmert9325/
Wolmer92326/
Vollmer8636,905/
Woolmer861,263/
Bollmer86246/
Woelmer8695/
Wallmer8640/
Wohlmer8614/
Wollmyr862/
Wullmer861/
Wolmmer861/
Vollmert80950/
Voellmer8047/
Wollmayr8012/
Bollmeir805/
Wallmert804/
Vollmere803/
Voollmer800/
Volmer775,637/
Walmer771,201/
Bolmer77646/
Wolmir772/
Wuillmier7511/
D'Vollmer751/
Ballmer71963/
Volmert71497/
Bullmer71134/
Boulmer71131/
Volmier7171/
Wallmyr7139/
Vullmer7114/
Bolmeer7112/
Welhmer7110/
Vallmer713/
Vollmér712/
Wuilmer712/
Voolmer712/
Vollmerová712/
Volhmer712/
Vollmir711/
Whalmer711/
Woolmerová711/
Volmmer711/
Bohlmer710/
Voilmer710/
Vohlmer710/
Vollmair6776/
Vollmayr6732/
Wohlmayr6714/
Wohlmair676/
Wahlmier672/
Wuilmier671/
Wahlmeir671/
Bahllmer671/
Voolmeer670/
Wallmire670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wollmer
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