Hamker Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Hamker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany931:865,65062,206
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Austria181:473,08046,251
France111:6,038,429280,838
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Hämker (11) are calculated separately.

Hamker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hamker occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Hämker. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,148,257th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Hamker reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Hamker is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 865,650. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 32 percent are found and Berlin, where 16 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Austria, where 9 percent are found.

Hamker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hamker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hamker surname expanded 193 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hamker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hamker last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.16% registered with the political party.

Hamker earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.16% less than the national average, earning $35,313 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hämker9411/
Haemker92115/
Khamker92100/
Hamcker921/
Hatmker921/
Amker917/
Khamkker861/
Hemker832,404/
Amkker834/
Jamker833/
Amkher832/
Amkeer831/
Homker830/
Amcker830/
Khamkhear801/
Hemcker7713/
Hemåker777/
Aumkerd775/
Hamcher771/
Khamkir771/
Heimker771/
Jamkear771/
Hamkair770/
Emker73103/
Amkir733/
Omker731/
Amcer730/
Chomkerd716/
Chomkert714/
Hemckeir711/
Hammcher710/
Amcher6721/
Amkhir679/
Amkhyr672/
Gomker671/
Gamkir671/

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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 Hamker
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