Ehmke Surname

93,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ehmke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ehmke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3111:24,3153,227
United States1,1181:324,20329,514
Brazil3111:688,34225,342
South Africa1801:300,98728,973
Canada491:751,95159,756
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
France171:3,907,219231,005
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Norway61:857,04855,549
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Ehmké (1) are calculated separately.

Ehmke Last Name Facts

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

Ehmke is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Ehmké. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ehmke.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehmke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 93,495th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,428,091 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Ehmke live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 3,311 people, or 1 in 24,315. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany Ehmke is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Ehmke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ehmke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 8,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ehmke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ehmke last name are 20.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ehmke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.62% less than the national average, earning 309,331 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.99% more than the national average, earning R 399,216 per year; in United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $47,020 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ehmké931/
Oehmke91779/
Ehmcke91605/
Hehmke9162/
Aehmke911/
Gehmke910/
Ehmkee910/
Ehmkes910/
Emke891,586/
Oehmcke8377/
Hemke802,161/
Gemke80468/
Hömke80281/
Hamke80223/
Emcke80179/
Emkie80141/
Emkey80106/
Emker80103/
Ohmke8076/
Hämke8059/
Öhmke8055/
Eimke8044/
Oemke8029/
Ehmka8022/
Homke8017/
Emőke8017/
Emmke808/
Emhke805/
Emkhe802/
Ehmki802/
Himke801/
Emket801/
Emkea801/
Iemke801/
Ahmke800/
Heimke73363/
Hoemke73282/
Oemcke73160/
Hiemke7358/
Hamcke7334/
Haamke7330/
Emőkey7319/
Homkey7315/
Hemcke7315/
Emkeit7312/
Hämker7311/
Hemkeľ734/
Eimeke733/
Hemmke733/
Hemkei732/
Homcke732/
Gemkey732/
Hamkey731/
Haemke731/
Himkeh731/
Hemket731/
Hemked731/
Heemke731/
Eamket731/
Gemmke731/
Hamkeu731/
Höhmke731/
Ehmcky730/
Oemhke730/
Hemkie730/
Eimkes730/
Hemkey730/
Heamke730/
Imke67339/
Eimecke67211/
Heimkes67166/
Emka67136/
Hiemcke6753/
Amke6752/
Omke6723/
Heemket6713/
Hemcker6713/
Heemcke6710/
Hemåker677/
Emki675/
Emky674/
Hoemcke673/
Emce673/
Ymke672/
Emké671/
Hemketh671/
Heimcke671/
Eimckes671/
Heimker671/
Heimeke670/
Hoemmke670/
Himcker670/

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