Gemke Surname
Approximately 468 people bear this surname
Gemke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 369 | 1:218,172 | 24,578 |
| Netherlands | 67 | 1:252,047 | 32,252 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Gemke (23) may also be a first name.
Gemke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gemke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gemke (Russian: Гемке) is found most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gemke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 646,966th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gemke are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gemke is also the 2,239,265th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 23 people.
It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 218,172. In Germany Gemke is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent reside and Hesse, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.
Gemke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gemke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gemke surname fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gemke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gemke in the Russian language | ||
| Гемке | gemke | - |
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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 Gemke
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