Gumke Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gumke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gumke (34) may also be a first name.

Gumke Last Name Facts

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

Gumke is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,239,697th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. Gumke is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Gumke reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gumke is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 34 people.

The last name Gumke is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States Gumke is most numerous in: Washington, where 29 percent live, North Dakota, where 27 percent live and Colorado, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States Gumke exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Gumke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gumke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gumke last name increased 18,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gumke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gumke surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Gumke earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.64% less than the national average, earning $39,851 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghumke916/
Gumkie912/
Gumker911/
Goumke911/
Umke8916/
Humke801,184/
Gomke80245/
Gumka80146/
Umket8013/
Gumki805/
Oumke801/
Umkie801/
Gimke801/
Gumky800/
Humkey7394/
Humcke7378/
Umkehr7330/
Humker739/
Aumket734/
Goumki732/
Gomkea731/
Oumket731/
Gomkey730/
Humkee730/
Omke6723/
Umka6720/
Goumche6719/
Gumc677/
Gomk672/
Gumx672/
Gumg672/
Gumkova672/
Oumkher671/
Ghimkee671/
Umce671/
Umki671/
Gumq671/

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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 Gumke
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