Engelke Surname

45,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Engelke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Engelke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,1081:9,9291,244
United States2,3611:153,51915,740
South Africa2951:183,65320,076
Brazil2821:759,12927,666
Russia1011:1,426,96199,135
Sweden631:156,29810,904
Australia371:729,61448,196
England371:1,505,89364,828
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Austria251:340,61736,996
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Denmark111:513,15632,022
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France31:22,140,907385,998
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2941:170,81215,404

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

Engelke (67) may also be a first name.

Engelke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Engelke (Russian: Энгельке) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as a variant: Engelkė. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engelke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,233rd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 635,080 people. Engelke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Engelke live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 67 people.

It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 8,108 people, or 1 in 9,929. In Germany Engelke is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 47 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Berlin, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Germany Engelke occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Engelke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Engelke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 803 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 529 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Engelke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Engelke surname are 15.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.15% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Engelke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.56% less than the national average, earning 229,928 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.12% more than the national average, earning R 283,080 per year; in United States they earn 2.65% more than the national average, earning $44,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $50,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Engelke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Engelke in the Russian language
Энгелькеengelke-

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Footnotes

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