Zimmermann Surname
Approximately 233,163 people bear this surname
Zimmermann Surname Definition:
(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]
Read More About This SurnameZimmermann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 163,406 | 1:493 | 21 |
| Switzerland | 19,551 | 1:420 | 16 |
| Brazil | 11,965 | 1:17,892 | 887 |
| United States | 9,943 | 1:36,454 | 4,524 |
| France | 9,626 | 1:6,900 | 588 |
| Austria | 6,548 | 1:1,300 | 90 |
| Argentina | 1,786 | 1:23,932 | 1,998 |
| Australia | 1,525 | 1:17,702 | 2,482 |
| Canada | 875 | 1:42,109 | 5,237 |
| Hungary | 684 | 1:14,351 | 1,617 |
| Denmark | 660 | 1:8,553 | 785 |
| Poland | 660 | 1:57,589 | 9,082 |
| Czechia | 652 | 1:16,309 | 2,425 |
| Belgium | 499 | 1:23,039 | 3,625 |
| Netherlands | 493 | 1:34,254 | 5,723 |
| England | 418 | 1:133,297 | 13,123 |
| South Africa | 418 | 1:129,612 | 15,180 |
| Thailand | 396 | 1:178,380 | 29,012 |
| Spain | 352 | 1:132,818 | 10,077 |
| Norway | 248 | 1:20,735 | 2,666 |
| Dominican Republic | 247 | 1:42,239 | 2,243 |
| Sweden | 213 | 1:46,229 | 3,613 |
| Luxembourg | 158 | 1:3,674 | 485 |
| Chile | 152 | 1:115,898 | 4,216 |
| Slovakia | 152 | 1:35,108 | 6,395 |
| Peru | 137 | 1:232,001 | 9,949 |
| Romania | 103 | 1:194,931 | 19,593 |
| Paraguay | 91 | 1:79,525 | 1,992 |
| Italy | 90 | 1:679,519 | 59,064 |
| Croatia | 86 | 1:49,170 | 9,482 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Ecuador | 74 | 1:214,944 | 8,059 |
| Singapore | 73 | 1:75,448 | 3,146 |
| Mexico | 67 | 1:1,852,630 | 18,093 |
| Uruguay | 67 | 1:51,220 | 5,686 |
| Estonia | 61 | 1:21,669 | 3,800 |
| Philippines | 56 | 1:1,807,825 | 113,961 |
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| Liechtenstein | 31 | 1:1,238 | 136 |
| Panama | 27 | 1:144,898 | 4,800 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Ireland | 24 | 1:196,206 | 8,013 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| El Salvador | 19 | 1:333,889 | 2,514 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 11 | 1:10,034 | 1,440 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 7 | 1:914 | 194 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 38 | 1:641,457 | 31,575 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,323 | 1:37,958 | 4,502 |
Zimmermann (82) may also be a first name.
Zimmermann Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(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]
“Carpenter” in German. “Timmerman” in Dutch.
German. A carpenter. This name appears to be naturalized amongst us.
User-submitted Reference
A Germanic Surname, meaning 'carpenter'.
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Zimmermann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zimmermann Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zimmermann (Russian: Зиммерманн) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zimmermann? popularity and diffusion
Zimmermann is the 2,359th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,255 people. The last name Zimmermann is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Zimmermann reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 82 people.
The surname Zimmermann is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 163,406 people, or 1 in 493. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 117 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 8 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.
Zimmermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Zimmermann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zimmermann last name expanded 752 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zimmermann Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Zimmermann last name are 9.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.34% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Zimmermann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.75% more than the national average, earning €50,376 per year; in Norway they earn 6.92% less than the national average, earning 322,120 kr per year; in Peru they earn 729.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 160,801 per year; in South Africa they earn 145.71% more than the national average, earning R 583,908 per year; in United States they earn 14.46% more than the national average, earning $49,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $54,076 CAD per year.
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Zimmermann Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmermann in the Russian language | ||
| Зиммерманн | zimmermann | - |
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