Zimmerman Surname

4,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Zimmerman Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Carpenter.

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Zimmerman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111,5281:3,250333
Canada4,3171:8,5351,268
Curaçao3,2031:4910
Israel1,8341:4,666682
Netherlands1,0951:15,4222,334
Australia6191:43,6125,531
England4561:122,18912,328
South Africa3841:141,08816,227
New Zealand3201:14,1512,467
Germany2751:292,74730,288
Sweden2441:40,3563,216
France2401:276,76142,544
Argentina2191:195,17516,241
Brazil1921:1,114,97038,938
Poland1661:228,96829,641
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Belgium1331:86,44113,498
Mexico611:2,034,85618,943
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Slovakia501:106,72920,187
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Romania361:557,71941,269
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Colombia311:1,541,09910,974
Guam291:5,521755
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Finland151:366,44725,366
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
China111:124,301,9616,553
Hungary111:892,38945,166
India111:69,733,217610,955
Panama111:355,6607,645
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Wales71:442,07621,198
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bahamas51:78,350887
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Suriname41:138,1547,029
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
Scotland211:178,2486,976
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,3211:3,077356

Zimmerman (190) may also be a first name.

Zimmerman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Carpenter.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Ger.) Carpenter [from Ger. zimmer, room, timber, timber-building; Middle High German zimber, O.H.Ger. zimbar + Ger. mann, O.H.Gee. man(n, man]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who worked in wood, a carpenter.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an ancestor's occupation) “Carpenter,” in German.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

A Germanic Surname, meaning 'carpenter'.

- zimmer3191

Zimmerman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zimmerman (Arabic: زمرمان, Russian: Зиммерман) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimmerman? popularity and diffusion

Zimmerman is the 4,449th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 57,680 people. Zimmerman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Zimmerman live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Zimmerman is also the 659,352nd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 190 people.

Zimmerman is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 111,528 people, or 1 in 3,250. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 106 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Curaçao, where 3 percent reside.

Zimmerman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zimmerman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zimmerman surname increased 683 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 380 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 750 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Zimmerman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Zimmerman last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Zimmerman surname are 34.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.44% registered with the party.

The amount Zimmerman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 123.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,232 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.37% more than the national average, earning R 328,812 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $23,162,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $44,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.05% more than the national average, earning $55,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zimmermann95233,163/
Czimmerman9573/
Zimmermman9512/
Zimmerrman9510/
Ziemmerman956/
Zimmermaan953/
Zimmierman953/
Zimmermand952/
Jzimmerman951/
Zinmmerman951/
Zimmeerman951/
Zimmmerman950/
Zeimmerman950/
Zimmaerman950/
Zimerman941,804/
Zimmrman948/
Czimmermann90228/
Zimmermmann9022/
Ziemmermann909/
Zimmmermann907/
Zimmeermann903/
Zaimmermann902/
Zimmerrmann901/
Zimmermannn901/
Zimmermanne901/
Zimmermaann901/
Zeimmermann901/
Zimermann892,953/
Simmerman892,359/
Zimmermam8965/
Czimerman8965/
Cimmerman8956/
Zimmarman8926/
Zinmerman8914/
Zimmermon899/
Zemmerman898/
Zimermman896/
Zimierman896/
Zimmorman894/
Ziemerman894/
Gimmerman892/
Zimermane892/
Jimmerman891/
Zymmerman891/
Zimmirman891/
Zimmyrman891/
Zimgerman891/
Zimherman891/
Ximmerman891/
Zimmrmann891/
Zimermamn891/
Zimermand890/
Zimrman888/
Zimmermanová8669/
Zimmermanova861/
D'Zimmermann861/
Tsimmerman841,440/
Cimmermane8493/
Simmermann8488/
Zimermmann8449/
Cimmermann8439/
Shimmerman8416/
Zinmermann8414/
Czimermann8410/
Zemmermann846/
Zimmermonn843/
Zimmarmann842/
Zimermmane842/
Ziemermann842/
Jimmermann841/
Scimmerman841/
Zimmirmann841/
Zimmermmam841/
Zimmremann841/
Zimerrmann841/
Zeimmarman840/
Gimmermann840/
Cimerman821,945/
Zimmermannová82799/
Simerman82467/
Zimermam8288/
Zymerman8244/
Zimermon8219/
Zimmermannova8218/
Zemerman824/
Šimerman823/
Jimerman821/
Cimmrman821/
Gimerman821/
Zimermán821/
Zimarman820/
Tsimmermann80122/
Zimermanová8080/
Schimmerman804/
Zimermanova802/
Zinnmermann800/
Tsimerman78982/
Simmermon78378/
Cimermane78186/
Simermann7898/
Cymmerman7867/
Symmerman7830/
Simmermam7826/
Cimermann7821/
Shimerman7820/
Czemerman784/
Sinmerman782/
Czimmermannová782/
Zemermann782/
Cemmerman781/
Czimermán781/
Czimmermannova781/
Chimerman781/
Zimormann781/
Zemmermam781/
Jimermann781/
Semmerman780/
Zimmermom780/
Siemerman780/
Gemmerman780/
Jemmerman780/
Zimermannová7620/
Cimmermanová7613/
Zimermannova767/
Cimmermanova762/
Schimmermann761/
Cimrman75145/
Tsymmerman74142/
Siemermann7438/
Schimerman7423/
Sinmermann7416/
Zimrmanová7413/
Tsimermann747/
Shoimerman743/
Tsimmirman741/
Tsimierman741/
Cimmermannová7311/
Šimmermannová732/
Cymerman712,819/
Simermam7111/
Cimrmann7110/
Simermon713/
Jemerman711/
Symerman711/
Cemerman711/
Zimermom711/
Cimermanová70360/
Cimermanova7012/
Šimermanová701/
Tsymmermann701/
Tsymerman67544/
Cymermann6762/
Tsimirman6741/
Simermonn6712/
Cimermannová678/
Tsimarman675/
Tsemerman674/
Cymmermon671/
Simmermom671/
Zemirmann671/
Semherman671/
Cymierman671/
Zenmirman670/
Semmermon670/
Cemmermon670/

Zimmerman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zimmerman in the Russian language
Зиммерманzimmerman-
Zimmerman in the Arabic language
زمرمانzmrman-

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