Zimmermann Surname

2,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

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]

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Zimmermann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany163,4061:49321
Switzerland19,5511:42016
Brazil11,9651:17,892887
United States9,9431:36,4544,524
France9,6261:6,900588
Austria6,5481:1,30090
Argentina1,7861:23,9321,998
Australia1,5251:17,7022,482
Canada8751:42,1095,237
Hungary6841:14,3511,617
Denmark6601:8,553785
Poland6601:57,5899,082
Czechia6521:16,3092,425
Belgium4991:23,0393,625
Netherlands4931:34,2545,723
England4181:133,29713,123
South Africa4181:129,61215,180
Thailand3961:178,38029,012
Spain3521:132,81810,077
Norway2481:20,7352,666
Dominican Republic2471:42,2392,243
Sweden2131:46,2293,613
Luxembourg1581:3,674485
Chile1521:115,8984,216
Slovakia1521:35,1086,395
Peru1371:232,0019,949
Romania1031:194,93119,593
Paraguay911:79,5251,992
Italy901:679,51959,064
Croatia861:49,1709,482
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Ecuador741:214,9448,059
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Mexico671:1,852,63018,093
Uruguay671:51,2205,686
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Liechtenstein311:1,238136
Panama271:144,8984,800
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Finland211:261,74820,300
China191:71,964,2933,948
El Salvador191:333,8892,514
Scotland181:297,43413,849
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Monaco71:5,295668
Saint Pierre and Miquelon71:914194
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Wales51:618,90625,852
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Namibia41:602,35012,421
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3231:37,9584,502

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Carpenter” in German. “Timmerman” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

German. A carpenter. This name appears to be naturalized amongst us.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

A Germanic Surname, meaning 'carpenter'.

- zimmer3191

Zimmermann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zimmermann (Russian: Зиммерманн) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Zimmermann click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimmermann? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zimmermann is the 2,359th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 31,255 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Zimmermann are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,060,447th most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 82 people.

The surname Zimmermann is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 163,406 people, or 1 in 493. In Germany Zimmermann is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Barring Germany Zimmermann exists in 117 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Zimmermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zimmermann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zimmermann last name increased 752 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zimmermann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Zimmermann surname are 9.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.34% being registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zimmermann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zimmermann in the Russian language
Зиммерманнzimmermann-

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