Emker Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Emker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Emker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emker occurs most in Germany. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Emker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,817,111th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Emker occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Emker reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Emker is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 84 percent reside, Saxony, where 11 percent reside and Bavaria, where 3 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Sweden, where 7 percent reside.

Emker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Emker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Emker surname increased 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Emker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Emker surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Emker earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.33% less than the national average, earning $31,787 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemker912,404/
Yemker911/
Jemker910/
Emke891,586/
Haemker83115/
Hemcker8313/
Hemåker837/
Hemkerd835/
Eimkerd832/
Heimker831/
Ehmke805,103/
Hemke802,161/
Gemke80468/
Ymker80221/
Emcke80179/
Imker80148/
Emkie80141/
Emkey80106/
Enker80106/
Eimke8044/
Emőke8017/
Emmke808/
Amker807/
Emhke805/
Emcer804/
Emkhe802/
Omker801/
Emkea801/
Emnke801/
Iemke801/
Emket801/
Hemckeir771/
Henker732,746/
Ehmcke73605/
Heimke73363/
Ijmker73359/
Hamker73209/
Hehmke7362/
Enkert7359/
Hiemke7358/
Emkjær7357/
Himker7332/
Emőkey7319/
Hemcke7315/
Emkeit7312/
Ennker7311/
Hämker7311/
Engker738/
Etimke734/
Hemkeľ734/
Amkker734/
Hemmke733/
Eimeke733/
Gemkey732/
Hemkei732/
Amkher732/
Imkerd732/
Eunker731/
Genker731/
Esemke731/
Enkere731/
Gemmke731/
Amkeer731/
Eamket731/
Heemke731/
Hemked731/
Hemket731/
Jimker730/
Hemkey730/
Ehmkes730/
Hemkie730/
Ehmkee730/
Eimkes730/
Gehmke730/
Heamke730/
Amcker730/
Homker730/
Eanker730/
Enke675,212/
Imke67339/
Yimkerd67335/
Hencker67259/
Eimecke67211/
Heimkes67166/
Emka67136/
Heinker67135/
Hemcher67105/
Hiemcke6753/
Eineker6742/
Henåker6714/
Heemket6713/
Heemcke6710/
Gimåker678/
Emki675/
Emky674/
Emce673/
Ymke672/
Yimkert672/
Hemketh671/
Heimcke671/
Eankert671/
Eimckes671/
Eemcher671/
Hamcker671/
Jimkere671/
Yimkere671/
Imkeart671/
Emké671/
Eincker671/
Heimeke670/
Himcker670/
Einnker670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Emker
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