Zimmer Surname
Approximately 70,787 people bear this surname
Zimmer Surname Definition:
(German) One who worked in wood, a carpenter.
Read More About This SurnameZimmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 25,642 | 1:3,140 | 327 |
| United States | 24,526 | 1:14,779 | 1,852 |
| Brazil | 6,327 | 1:33,835 | 1,418 |
| France | 4,385 | 1:15,148 | 1,591 |
| Canada | 3,162 | 1:11,653 | 1,739 |
| Austria | 895 | 1:9,514 | 1,238 |
| Luxembourg | 889 | 1:653 | 50 |
| Poland | 731 | 1:51,996 | 8,202 |
| Belgium | 446 | 1:25,777 | 4,097 |
| Australia | 406 | 1:66,492 | 7,929 |
| Argentina | 404 | 1:105,801 | 8,959 |
| Denmark | 329 | 1:17,157 | 1,687 |
| England | 306 | 1:182,085 | 16,371 |
| Switzerland | 296 | 1:27,746 | 4,251 |
| Netherlands | 183 | 1:92,280 | 15,166 |
| Paraguay | 180 | 1:40,204 | 1,251 |
| Czechia | 177 | 1:60,076 | 10,062 |
| Hungary | 174 | 1:56,415 | 5,933 |
| Thailand | 158 | 1:447,078 | 78,527 |
| Norway | 103 | 1:49,925 | 7,153 |
| Micronesia | 100 | 1:1,062 | 227 |
| Uruguay | 94 | 1:36,508 | 4,223 |
| Sweden | 78 | 1:126,240 | 8,954 |
| Spain | 71 | 1:658,479 | 29,555 |
| Russia | 64 | 1:2,251,923 | 134,938 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Estonia | 61 | 1:21,669 | 3,800 |
| New Caledonia | 57 | 1:4,846 | 930 |
| Croatia | 45 | 1:93,969 | 15,353 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Senegal | 35 | 1:416,553 | 1,967 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Namibia | 25 | 1:96,376 | 8,697 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Slovakia | 20 | 1:266,822 | 40,422 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1:589,400 | 14,340 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 82 | 1:297,261 | 20,172 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,473 | 1:14,460 | 1,846 |
Zimmer (282) may also be a first name.
Zimmer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who worked in wood, a carpenter.
(German), Chamber, Timber. Zimmermann, Carpenter.
User-submitted Reference
Zimmer is a common surname of German origin meaning 'room' or 'chamber'.
It is commonly associated with Zimmerman and Zimmermann, both German for the occupational surname, Carpenter, meaning a worker of wood or literally translated 'room man' (i.e. someone who builds wooden structures to be lived in).
- texasczechchickA Germanic Surname, meaning 'carpenter'.
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Zimmer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zimmer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zimmer (Arabic: زيمر, Russian: Зиммер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zimmer? popularity and diffusion
Zimmer is the 8,020th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 102,950 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Zimmer live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 39 percent live in Germanic Europe. Zimmer is also the 527,582nd most widely held first name globally, held by 282 people.
The last name Zimmer is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 25,642 people, or 1 in 3,140. In Germany Zimmer is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.
Zimmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zimmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zimmer surname increased 706 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 373 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zimmer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Zimmer last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States Zimmer are 14.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.52% registered with the party.
The amount Zimmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 85.26% more than the national average, earning 641,133 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,591 per year; in South Africa they earn 75.88% more than the national average, earning R 417,960 per year; in United States they earn 8.19% more than the national average, earning $46,685 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.07% less than the national average, earning $48,655 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zimmer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer in the Russian language | ||
| Зиммер | zimmer | - |
| Zimmer in the Arabic language | ||
| زيمر | zymr | - |
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