Gemkow Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gemkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gemkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1371:587,63147,553
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Gemkow Last Name Facts

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

Gemkow is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gemkow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,009,375th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. Gemkow is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Gemkow reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Gemkow is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany Gemkow is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live, Saxony, where 18 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Gemkow Last Name Statistics demography

Gemkow earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.64% more than the national average, earning $59,392 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emkow9170/
Semkow83154/
Gemkov8326/
Gämkow839/
Jemkow831/
Genkow831/
Zemkow831/
Gamkow830/
Gemkova7728/
Khemkow775/
Siemkow772/
Heemkow771/
Gaenkow771/
Emkov7390/
Ngenkhow711/
Yiemkhow711/
Khemkhow711/
Semkov671,305/
Genkov67800/
Senkow67514/
Zemkov67235/
Semków67184/
Emkova67118/
Simkow6734/
Gamkov6722/
Semcow6718/
Cenkow674/
Gomkov672/
Zenkow672/
Himkow672/
Jenkow671/
Yemkov671/
Žemkov671/
Señkow671/
Jemkov671/
Yomkow670/

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