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

The surname Ehmke is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Ehmké. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehmke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 93,495th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,428,091 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Ehmke reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Ehmke is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,311 people, or 1 in 24,315. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ehmke last name increased 8,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ehmke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ehmke are 20.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.79% registered with the 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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