Dumke Surname

70,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dumke Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'twin'.

Dumke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3341:24,1473,203
Brazil1,8541:115,4664,361
United States1,2811:282,95026,340
South Africa3321:163,18618,270
Argentina641:667,86646,303
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
Australia321:843,61652,533
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England101:5,571,806158,774
India71:109,580,769786,157
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guam11:160,1214,893
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

The alternate forms: Dümke (222) are calculated separately.

Dumke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'twin'.

- dumke

Dumke Last Name Facts

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

Dumke (Marathi: दुमके) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Dümke. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumke? popularity and diffusion

Dumke is the 70,134th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,033,255 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Dumke are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 3,334 people, or 1 in 24,147. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found, Berlin, where 12 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Dumke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dumke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dumke last name grew 1,423 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dumke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dumke last name are 19.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dumke earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning R 232,572 per year; in United States they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning $44,717 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.36% more than the national average, earning $56,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dümke93222/
Dhumke91201/
Duemke91137/
Dumcke9164/
Dumkhe9159/
Dumkie9159/
Daumke9143/
Dumkee9135/
Dumker9127/
Dumkey916/
Doumke911/
Dumkei911/
Dumk8910/
Duemcke8312/
Duehmke831/
Doumker831/
Domke808,878/
Dumka801,794/
Dimke80829/
Dumky8028/
Dumck8015/
Dumki806/
Dumks801/
Dumce801/
Dumkeová771/
Domkey73296/
Dümcke7372/
Diemke7354/
Dühmke7348/
Domcke7331/
Doumka7324/
Dommke7318/
Dümmke7314/
Domkeh736/
Dimkea735/
Dumkai734/
Dumkoa734/
Domkhe734/
Dimkey734/
Doemke732/
Domkee732/
Domkei731/
Dimkeu731/
Dumkii731/
Dumche731/
Dhaumk731/
Dumková67120/
Dumkova6746/
Doumgue6725/
Dumg6713/
Domk6711/
Doumche676/
Dumc675/
Dumkhay671/
Doumkoy671/
Duimque671/
Doumkoi671/
Dommcke671/

Dumke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dumke in the Marathi language
दुमकेdumake60
दूमकेdumake20
ढूमकेdhumake20

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