Götke Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Götke Surname User-submission:

The surname Götke is a diminutive of Gottfried ['peaceful'].

Götke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077

The alternate forms: Gotke (124) are calculated separately.

Götke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Götke is a diminutive of Gottfried ['peaceful'].

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Götke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Götke occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Gotke. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Götke? popularity and diffusion

Götke is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Götke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Götke live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Götke is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany it is most numerous in: Berlin, where 56 percent are found, Bavaria, where 39 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 26 percent are found and Sweden, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gotke93124/
Göttke9197/
Götker9143/
Gödtke9140/
Göthke911/
Göttker83151/
Gatke80209/
Getke80140/
Gätke8095/
Gödke8050/
Ghatke731,126/
Gottke73323/
Gädtke73254/
Gaetke73189/
Gätcke73172/
Gethke73100/
Goetke7391/
Gadtke7383/
Gatcke7380/
Gäthke7370/
Gattke7360/
Gietke7319/
Ghotke7317/
Gettke7317/
Gedtke7316/
Gödker7313/
Gothke7311/
Gathke732/
Gättke731/
Gätdke731/
Gatkie730/
Getkey730/
Gaedtke67893/
Gaethke67148/
Goedtke6794/
Goettke6754/
Gaetcke6732/
Goethke6729/
Göttche6720/
Giedtke6712/
Goetcke672/
Ghatkhe671/
Gietkie671/
Kgatkie671/
Gaetkie670/
Gothkey670/
Gothkee670/

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