Dompke Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Dompke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Dom (judgment); dweller in a small house.

Dompke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Poland541:703,86659,770
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Dömpke (39) are calculated separately.

Dompke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Dom (judgment); dweller in a small house.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dompke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dompke is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Dömpke. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dompke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,168,344th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Dompke reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Dompke is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 2,899,671. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 41 percent live, Wisconsin, where 17 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Dompke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dompke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dompke surname expanded 1,563 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dompke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dompke are 20.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dompke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.51% more than the national average, earning $52,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dömpke9439/
Doempke92103/
Dompkey923/
Dompk911/
Dempke8369/
Dampke8349/
Dombke8325/
Dumpke8315/
Dompka8310/
Dompky830/
Dempkey7735/
Donpkee771/
Dumpkey771/
Dumpkie770/
Dumpker770/
Dempkie770/
Dombkie770/
Dombk732/
Dompc731/
Dombka6769/
Dombki6725/
Dempki6723/
Dembke6721/
Dempky672/
Dambke671/
Dumbke670/
Dumpki670/
Dombck670/
Dämbkes621/
Dombková5752/
Dombkova571/
Dampc551,747/
Danpk551/
Dambæk5021/
Dembki501/
Dunpky500/

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Footnotes

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