Göke Surname

186,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Göke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1061:38,2275,048
Turkey1581:492,54128,130
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Goke (1,043) are calculated separately.

Göke (17) may also be a first name.

Göke Last Name Facts

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

Göke is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Goke. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Göke? popularity and diffusion

Göke is the 186,108th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,201,909 people. The surname Göke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Göke reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Göke is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

The last name Göke is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,106 people, or 1 in 38,227. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Göke Last Name Statistics demography

Göke earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 313.62% more than the national average, earning R 982,920 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goke921,043/
Göcke891,481/
Gökes89256/
Gökez8955/
Göckes8052/
Göcker8046/
Göhcke8017/
Gökeer8015/
Gake751,738/
Geke75568/
Gäke7516/
Göka754/
Göce752/
Gökay675,016/
Goeke673,168/
Gokey672,041/
Gokhe671,396/
Gögce671,210/
Gocke671,103/
Gacke67379/
Gieke67286/
Kgake67231/
Gokeu67188/
Gokee67184/
Gaeke67180/
Ghoke67113/
Gokke67110/
Gokie6780/
Gakey6773/
Gakie6753/
Gakee6741/
Gakhe6738/
Ghake6736/
Gecke6721/
Gakeu6721/
Gakke6719/
Gekeh6714/
Gökiş6710/
Gokeh6710/
Gokea676/
Gehke675/
Gekke674/
Gakea674/
Gakei673/
Gheke673/
Gäcke672/
Gekie672/
Gokei672/
Gogke671/
Gaake671/
Gekhe671/

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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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  • 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 Göke
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