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'.
- zimmer3191Zimmermann Demographics
Average Male Zimmermann Height
177.05 cm
Average Female Zimmermann Height
164.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmermann in the Russian language | ||
| Зиммерманн | zimmermann | - |
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