Böhmke Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Böhmke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Böhmke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3821:210,74723,905
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Bohmke (146) are calculated separately.

Böhmke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Böhmke is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Bohmke. Click here for other possible spellings of Böhmke.

How Common Is The Last Name Böhmke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Böhmke is the 744,013th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Böhmke are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 210,747. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 26 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live and Berlin, where 13 percent live. Outside of Germany Böhmke occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Böhmke Last Name Statistics demography

Böhmke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.99% more than the national average, earning R 356,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bohmke94146/
Böhmker9272/
Böhmcke9215/
Bömke9137/
Böhmcker8631/
Behmke83460/
Bömkes8320/
Bömcke8318/
Bömker8313/
Bhamke831/
Boehmke77603/
Bahamke772/
Bomke731,008/
Bemke73312/
Bamke7381/
Bhamk731/
Boehmcke7145/
Boemke6795/
Wahmke6731/
Bemkey678/
Huemke675/
Bemcke673/
Bomcke673/
Vehmke672/
Bamkeu671/
Bhamki671/
Bemhke671/
Bomkie670/

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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 Böhmke
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