Gamke Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Gamke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Gamke (14) may also be a first name.
Gamke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamke (Hindi: गमके, Marathi: गामके) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Gamke live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gamke is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 14 people.
Gamke is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 63 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside and Hamburg, where 13 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.
Gamke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gamke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gamke surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamket | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amke | 89 | 52 | / |
| Gamk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ngamkea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gemke | 80 | 468 | / |
| Amkep | 80 | 258 | / |
| Amkie | 80 | 256 | / |
| Gomke | 80 | 245 | / |
| Hamke | 80 | 223 | / |
| Gamka | 80 | 97 | / |
| Ghamk | 80 | 74 | / |
| Amkeu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Amket | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gamki | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ngamk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gamck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amkea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahmke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Amkieh | 73 | 254 | / |
| Hamcke | 73 | 34 | / |
| Haamke | 73 | 30 | / |
| Gamche | 73 | 9 | / |
| Amkker | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aumket | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gamgue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghamki | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngamkh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gemkey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aimket | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aimkhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hamkes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eamket | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aamkee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aimeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amkeer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gamkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghamkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gomkea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goumke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gemmke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamkeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gomker | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gomkez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gomkes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamkey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamket | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heamke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Amcker | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gomkey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gehmke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Amka | 67 | 218 | / |
| Gamg | 67 | 102 | / |
| Gamkova | 67 | 54 | / |
| Amki | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ngamkij | 67 | 25 | / |
| Omke | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ngamkai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamkeed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngamkui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gomk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amky | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amkj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghamche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamcker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hatmker | 67 | 1 | / |
Gamke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gamke in the Hindi language | ||
| गमके | gamake | - |
| Gamke in the Marathi language | ||
| गामके | gamake | - |
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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 Gamke
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