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 Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Zimmermann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zimmermann Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zimmermann (Russian: Зиммерманн) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zimmermann? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zimmermann is the 2,359th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 31,255 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Zimmermann reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Zimmermann is also the 1,060,447th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 82 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 163,406 people, or 1 in 493. In Germany Zimmermann is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany Zimmermann exists in 117 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.
Zimmermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zimmermann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zimmermann surname rose 752 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 1,200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zimmermann Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Zimmermann last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Zimmermann surname are 9.57% more likely to be registered Republicans 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmermann in the Russian language | ||
| Зиммерманн | zimmermann | - |
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