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

The last name Gumke is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gumke is the 1,239,697th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. Gumke occurs predominantly 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 widely held forename globally, held by 34 people.

Gumke is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States it is primarily found in: Washington, where 29 percent live, North Dakota, where 27 percent live and Colorado, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Gumke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gumke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 18,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gumke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gumke last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for 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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