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Where Does The Last Name Emke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Emke (Russian: Эмке) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms: Emké. Click here to see other potential spellings of Emke.

How Common Is The Last Name Emke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Emke is the 250,142^nd most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,594,922 people. The last name Emke occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Emke reside; 32 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Emke is also the 273,464^th most numerous first name internationally, held by 884 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 185,925. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 77 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found and Berlin, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Emke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Emke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Emke last name expanded 571 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Emke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Emke last name are 0.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.66% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Emke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.13% less than the national average, earning R 125,628 per year; in United States they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $46,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.8% less than the national average, earning $42,331 CAD per year.