Gamke Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gamke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamket911/
Amke8952/
Gamk892/
Ngamkea831/
Gemke80468/
Amkep80258/
Amkie80256/
Gomke80245/
Hamke80223/
Gamka8097/
Ghamk8074/
Amkeu8017/
Amket8010/
Gamki806/
Ngamk802/
Gamck801/
Amkea801/
Ahmke800/
Amkieh73254/
Hamcke7334/
Haamke7330/
Gamche739/
Amkker734/
Aumket734/
Gamgue734/
Ghamki734/
Ngamkh733/
Gemkey732/
Aimket732/
Aimkhe732/
Hamkes731/
Eamket731/
Aamkee731/
Aimeke731/
Amkeer731/
Gamkui731/
Ghamkh731/
Gomkea731/
Goumke731/
Gemmke731/
Hamkeu731/
Gomker731/
Gomkez731/
Gomkes731/
Hamkey731/
Hamket731/
Heamke730/
Amcker730/
Gomkey730/
Gehmke730/
Amka67218/
Gamg67102/
Gamkova6754/
Amki6751/
Ngamkij6725/
Omke6723/
Ngamkai672/
Hamkeed672/
Ngamkui672/
Gomk672/
Amky672/
Amkj671/
Ghamche671/
Hamcker671/
Hatmker671/

Gamke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gamke in the Hindi language
गमकेgamake-
Gamke in the Marathi language
गामकेgamake-

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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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  • 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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