Behmke Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Behmke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behmke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:1,262,92389,039
Poland1121:339,36438,722
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Behmke Last Name Facts

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

Behmke occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behmke? popularity and diffusion

Behmke is the 655,080th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. The last name Behmke is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Behmke live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 1,262,923. In The United States Behmke is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 27 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Behmke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Behmke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Behmke surname grew 1,794 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behmke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Behmke surname are 7.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.92% registered with the political party.

Behmke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.7% more than the national average, earning $52,081 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boehmke92603/
Bemke91312/
Boehmcke8645/
Böhmke83387/
Bohmke83146/
Boemke8395/
Bemkey838/
Bemkes838/
Bemker833/
Bemcke833/
Vehmke832/
Bhamke831/
Bhimke831/
Bemhke831/
Behmka831/
Böhmker7772/
Böhmcke7715/
Boemcke774/
Beumkeu772/
Bahamke772/
Beammke771/
Bomke731,008/
Bemka73151/
Bamke7381/
Bömke7337/
Bimke738/
Bymke736/
Vemke733/
Wemke733/
Behmq731/
Bemks731/
Bemky731/
Böhmcker7131/
Wemker6740/
Bömkes6720/
Bömcke6718/
Bömker6713/
Wiemke677/
Huemke675/
Bomcke673/
Bamkeu671/
Bemhky671/
Bhimka671/
Bhimki671/
Bhamki671/
Wemcke671/
Bemmce671/
Byomke671/
Bhemka671/
Bimker670/
Bomkie670/
Wemkey670/
Bimkie670/

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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
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  • 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 Behmke
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