Damke Surname

232,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Damke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9431:85,37210,787
Brazil3911:547,50520,507
India1751:4,383,231115,212
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Chile601:293,6088,514
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Damke Last Name Facts

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

Damke (Marathi: दमके) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Damke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 232,869th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,205,162 people. The last name Damke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Damke reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 943 people, or 1 in 85,372. In Germany Damke is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Beside Germany Damke occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 23 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Damke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Damke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Damke surname increased 671 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Damke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Damke last name are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.22% registered with the political party.

Damke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.53% more than the national average, earning $51,144 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhamke91802/
Dahmke91295/
Daemke9145/
Daumke9143/
Damcke9111/
Damkey914/
Damket913/
Dammke911/
Damkeu911/
Damkes911/
Damkep911/
Damkee910/
Damk891/
Dahmcke837/
Damkhet831/
Daehmke830/
Domke808,878/
Demke80840/
Damka80197/
Dhamk8011/
Damki806/
Dömke805/
Dasmk803/
Damce801/
Damks801/
Damky800/
Domkey73296/
Dömkes7398/
Dehmke7360/
Demkey7356/
Domcke7331/
Demkee7326/
Dohmke7323/
Dommke7318/
Damkai7314/
Damkås7313/
Demcke738/
Domkeh736/
Damkhi736/
Domkhe734/
Damkaa734/
Dhamka732/
Damche732/
Damgue732/
Domkee732/
Domker732/
Doemke732/
Doumke731/
Dhaumk731/
Dhemke731/
Daimka731/
Dämkes731/
Damkha731/
Ddamka731/
Domkeu731/
Domkep731/
Domkei731/
Damkka731/
Deimeke67232/
Damková67184/
Damkaya6760/
Dömckes6719/
Dähmcke6718/
Damg6715/
Damkova6712/
Domk6711/
Dehmcke679/
Damc674/
Damchey672/
Damkhay671/
Damkaay671/
Dhamkhi671/
Doumker671/
Demckee671/
Dommcke671/

Damke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damke in the Marathi language
दमकेdamake86.21
दामकेdamake5.75
डमकेdamake4.6
डामकेdamake1.15
दमdama1.15

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Damke
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