Širmer Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Širmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Širmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia431:247,29033,576
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Sirmer (47) & Sírmer (1) are calculated separately.

Širmer Last Name Facts

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

Širmer occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Sirmer or Sírmer. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Širmer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Širmer reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Czechia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 247,290. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Central Bohemian Region, where 26 percent are found, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 21 percent are found and Karlovy Vary Region, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Czechia Širmer is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 22 percent are found and Croatia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sirmer9447/
Širme916/
Sírmer891/
Zirmer8366/
Šermer838/
Širmerová8046/
Shirmer77243/
Zirmmer7710/
Szirmer775/
Chirmer774/
Sirmier772/
Scirmer772/
Zeirmer771/
Sirmger770/
Sirme73117/
Cirme7336/
Schirmer7126,296/
Chirmere714/
Shirrmer711/
Shirmeir711/
Shirmehr711/
Siremere711/
Shoirmer711/
Shiermer710/
Chirme67230/
Schiermer67157/
Sermer67117/
Sireme6784/
Zermer6712/
Sirmed677/
Shirme673/
Schirmmer672/
Schirrmer672/
Scheirmer671/
Sirmerova671/
Cermer671/
Shchirmer671/
Sirmir671/
Schirmere671/
Cyrmer671/
Sirmee671/
Schirmier670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Širmer
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