Femke Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Femke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Femke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Femke (26,219) may also be a first name.

Femke Last Name Facts

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

Femke is most common in Belgium. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Femke? popularity and diffusion

Femke is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Femke reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 30,864th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 26,219 people.

This last name is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,832,215. In Belgium Femke is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Belgium Femke exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Femke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Femke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Femkeu913/
Femker911/
Femk890/
Vemke803/
Femki801/
Femck801/
Fimke800/
Famkey735/
Vehmke732/
Fimkey730/
Femc67104/
Femg675/
Fimk672/
Phiemkey621/
Fimka6015/
Famki604/
Fijmk601/
Vimke601/
Fimck600/
Phimke55290/
Fimkova5040/
Faheemc502/
Phimket501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Femke
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