Zelmer Surname

277,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zelmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6521:123,47515,089
United States4291:844,89364,474
Canada1971:187,03318,476
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Zelmer (100) may also be a first name.

Zelmer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelmer (Russian: Зельмер) is most common in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zelmer.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelmer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 277,333rd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,216,568 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Zelmer are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Zelmer is also the 946,056th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 100 people.

Zelmer is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 652 people, or 1 in 123,475. In Germany Zelmer is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Zelmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zelmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zelmer last name rose 401 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zelmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zelmer surname are 13.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zelmer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $46,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.01% more than the national average, earning $54,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zellmer924,913/
Zelmeur924/
Zoelmer921/
Zielmer921/
Zelmmer921/
Zelme912/
Zoellmer8694/
Ziellmer863/
Zellmerr861/
Zellmere860/
Celmer833,851/
Selmer831,723/
Zilmer83381/
Gelmer83152/
Zelmet835/
Jelmer834/
Zylmer831/
Zelmes831/
Xelmer831/
Zlmeer831/
Zelmeh831/
Zelmie831/
D'Zellmer801/
Zillmer772,930/
Sellmer771,196/
Cellmer77339/
Zöllmer77101/
Hjelmer7795/
Tselmer7784/
Zelmire7760/
Jelmert7758/
Selmier7730/
Gelmert7722/
Szlemer7718/
Chelmer779/
Shelmer776/
Selmert773/
Zilmmer772/
Gellmer772/
Selmere771/
Zellmez771/
Selmeir771/
Selmmer771/
Ceelmer771/
Szelmerová751/
Zelma73339/
Selme73259/
Gelme73148/
Zilme73106/
Zelmi7325/
Celme7312/
Jelme732/
Shellmer7149/
Sellmeir7142/
Hjelmeir7125/
Zellmayr716/
Seelmeir714/
Schelmer713/
Seelmier711/
Soellmer711/
Gilmer6710,503/
Gelmez673,665/
Slemer67219/
Hjelme67217/
Clemer67200/
Zellma6792/
Šlemer6760/
Celmea6749/
Selmee6726/
Silmer6714/
Selmej6713/
Zielma6711/
Cylmer678/
Selmir675/
Schoelmer673/
Selmie673/
Selmey673/
Schelmmer672/
Selmeh672/
Gelmes672/
Djelme672/
Jilmer672/
Schellmer672/
Gelmet671/
Zhelmi671/
Celmir671/
Zellmi671/
Clmmer671/
Zoelmy671/
Zelmaj671/
Zelmis671/
Zilmir671/
Zilmes671/
Sylmer670/

Zelmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelmer in the Russian language
Зельмерzelmer-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zelmer
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