Gumeke Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gumeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349

Gumeke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gumeke occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumeke? popularity and diffusion

Gumeke is the 2,776,799th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gumeke live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Gumeke is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,105,667. In South Africa Gumeke is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and Western Cape, where 12 percent are found.

Gumeke Last Name Statistics demography

Gumeke earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.86% less than the national average, earning R 85,884 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngumeke922/
Umeke91278/
Gumek9139/
Ngoumeke861/
Umekei83469/
Umeike83284/
Gumeka8315/
Oumeke8314/
Umekeh835/
Gomeke833/
Humeke832/
Umeake831/
Gimeke831/
Gumake831/
Gusmek830/
Umecker7784/
Ghumake7758/
Humecke7724/
Nggumek774/
Gumgeqe772/
Gumegue772/
Umeikei771/
Humekce771/
Houmeke771/
Gumakee771/
Autmeke771/
Hummeke770/
Umeki7316,572/
Omeke736,555/
Umeka73357/
Gomek7340/
Umike734/
Gumik734/
Gumec733/
Gumex732/
Gumeg731/
Goumeche715/
Uhmecker711/
Ngumekui711/
Omeike671,635/
Gomeka67394/
Umeche67255/
Umecki67185/
Umeaka67143/
Gumaki6766/
Gommek6736/
Omieke6724/
Umekai6718/
Gumoki6716/
Gumika6715/
Ngumik6711/
Gaumik675/
Omekke675/
Omekei673/
Umeika673/
Omekea673/
Omekhe672/
Humeka672/
Omheke671/
Gomeki671/
Eumeka671/
Ghumik671/
Umoike671/
Ghiemecke671/
Umuike671/
Omehke671/
Omekee671/
Humeki671/
Homeke671/
Gomike671/
Gimake671/
Omecke671/
Omeeke671/
Umaike670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gumeke
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