Zimmerman Surname
Approximately 126,345 people bear this surname
Zimmerman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 111,528 | 1:3,250 | 333 |
| Canada | 4,317 | 1:8,535 | 1,268 |
| Curaçao | 3,203 | 1:49 | 10 |
| Israel | 1,834 | 1:4,666 | 682 |
| Netherlands | 1,095 | 1:15,422 | 2,334 |
| Australia | 619 | 1:43,612 | 5,531 |
| England | 456 | 1:122,189 | 12,328 |
| South Africa | 384 | 1:141,088 | 16,227 |
| New Zealand | 320 | 1:14,151 | 2,467 |
| Germany | 275 | 1:292,747 | 30,288 |
| Sweden | 244 | 1:40,356 | 3,216 |
| France | 240 | 1:276,761 | 42,544 |
| Argentina | 219 | 1:195,175 | 16,241 |
| Brazil | 192 | 1:1,114,970 | 38,938 |
| Poland | 166 | 1:228,968 | 29,641 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Belgium | 133 | 1:86,441 | 13,498 |
| Mexico | 61 | 1:2,034,856 | 18,943 |
| Philippines | 54 | 1:1,874,782 | 115,801 |
| Russia | 50 | 1:2,882,461 | 158,532 |
| Slovakia | 50 | 1:106,729 | 20,187 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Romania | 36 | 1:557,719 | 41,269 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| Colombia | 31 | 1:1,541,099 | 10,974 |
| Guam | 29 | 1:5,521 | 755 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Croatia | 21 | 1:201,362 | 24,020 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 120 | 1:203,128 | 16,084 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,321 | 1:3,077 | 356 |
Zimmerman (190) may also be a first name.
Zimmerman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Carpenter.
(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]
(German) One who worked in wood, a carpenter.
(from an ancestor's occupation) “Carpenter,” in German.
User-submitted Reference
A Germanic Surname, meaning 'carpenter'.
- zimmer3191Zimmerman Demographics
Average Zimmerman Salary in
United States
$44,464 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zimmerman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zimmerman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zimmerman (Arabic: زمرمان, Russian: Зиммерман) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zimmerman.
How Common Is The Last Name Zimmerman? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,449th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 57,680 people. The last name Zimmerman occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Zimmerman are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 659,352nd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 190 people.
The last name Zimmerman is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 111,528 people, or 1 in 3,250. In The United States Zimmerman is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Zimmerman exists in 106 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Curaçao, where 3 percent are found.
Zimmerman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Zimmerman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zimmerman surname rose 683 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 380 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 750 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Zimmerman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Zimmerman last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Zimmerman surname are 34.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.44% registered to vote for 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
Zimmerman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmerman in the Russian language | ||
| Зиммерман | zimmerman | - |
| Zimmerman in the Arabic language | ||
| زمرمان | zmrman | - |
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