Gemke Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gemke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gemke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3691:218,17224,578
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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 last name Gemke (Russian: Гемке) is found most in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gemke.

How Common Is The Last Name Gemke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 646,966th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gemke reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gemke is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 23 people.

Gemke is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 369 people, or 1 in 218,172. In Germany Gemke is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent reside and Hesse, where 4 percent reside. Not including Germany Gemke is found 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 occurrence of Gemke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gemke last name contracted 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geimke9128/
Gemkey912/
Gemmke911/
Gehmke910/
Emke891,586/
Gemk892/
Giesmke831/
Guemkep831/
Ehmke805,103/
Zemke804,560/
Hemke802,161/
Semke801,471/
Gomke80245/
Emcke80179/
Emkie80141/
Emkey80106/
Emker80103/
Cemke8079/
Eimke8044/
Gemki8019/
Emőke8017/
Gamke8014/
Emmke808/
Emhke805/
Jemke805/
Emkhe802/
Yemke802/
Gimke801/
Gemka801/
Emkea801/
Iemke801/
Emket801/
Ziemke731,643/
Ehmcke73605/
Heimke73363/
Zehmke73165/
Siemke7365/
Hehmke7362/
Hiemke7358/
Zeimke7342/
Jeimke7326/
Sehmke7323/
Seemke7322/
Emőkey7319/
Hemcke7315/
Guimke7314/
Emkeit7312/
Semmke7311/
Hemkeľ734/
Zemkeu734/
Yemkeu734/
Hemmke733/
Eimeke733/
Zeumke733/
Semkey732/
Hemkei732/
Yemkep732/
Jemkie732/
Gemque732/
Jemkhe731/
Yemkey731/
Zemcke731/
Yemket731/
Gemche731/
Gomkea731/
Gimeke731/
Ghemka731/
Jemcke731/
Eamket731/
Heemke731/
Hemked731/
Hemket731/
Jemker730/
Hemkey730/
Semcke730/
Ehmkes730/
Hemkie730/
Ehmkee730/
Eimkes730/
Heamke730/
Yiemke730/
Gomkey730/
Imke67339/
Eimecke67211/
Heimkes67166/
Emka67136/
Guemgue6755/
Hiemcke6753/
Ziehmke6729/
Gemkova6728/
Semk6723/
Hemcker6713/
Heemket6713/
Ghemche6712/
Heemcke6710/
Gimåker678/
Hemåker677/
Emki675/
Emky674/
Emce673/
Ymke672/
Hemketh671/
Heimcke671/
Eimckes671/
Heimker671/
Gemc671/
Gimk671/
Ghimkee671/
Emké671/
Cemk671/
Heimeke670/

Gemke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gemke in the Russian language
Гемкеgemke-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gemke
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