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 last name Wollmer is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Wollmér. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wollmer is the 497,847th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Wollmer reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

The last name Wollmer is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 232,675. In Germany Wollmer is mostly found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Wollmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wollmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 holding the Wollmer last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wollmer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis