Kamke Surname

226,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kamke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6241:129,01515,714
Brazil5581:383,64614,664
United States4141:875,50566,354
Canada471:783,94961,790
India461:16,675,334263,471
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Kämke (32) & Kamké (1) are calculated separately.

Kamke (17) may also be a first name.

Kamke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamke (Arabic: كامكه, Russian: Камке) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kämke or Kamké. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 226,928th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,075,809 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Kamke are found; 36 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 624 people, or 1 in 129,015. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Berlin, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Germany it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Kamke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kamke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kamke surname rose 3,764 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kamke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kamke are 12.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Kamke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.54% less than the national average, earning R 22,476 per year; in United States they earn 6.05% less than the national average, earning $40,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.9% less than the national average, earning $44,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kämke9332/
Kamké931/
Kahmke91168/
Kamkeu9179/
Kamkes9121/
Kammke9115/
Kamkea9114/
Kamcke9113/
Kaemke9113/
Kamked913/
Khamke912/
Kamkeh912/
Kamkee911/
Kamkie911/
Kamkep911/
Kamkey911/
Kamk89146/
Kamkhet839/
Kamckey836/
Kamkhed834/
Kamgkei831/
Kamkieh831/
Kamåker831/
Khamked831/
Khamkes831/
Kamki801,092/
Kamka80583/
Kemke80188/
Komke8083/
Khamk8070/
Qamke806/
Kamck803/
Kamgk801/
Khamkhet77399/
Khamkead772/
Khamkker771/
Kahamker771/
Kamgue732,340/
Khamka73199/
Kamkui7363/
Kamkai7340/
Kemkeu7339/
Kommke7338/
Khamkh7322/
Kamkha7321/
Komkep7311/
Khamki739/
Kaimek738/
Komkee737/
Kämker736/
Komker736/
Komkeu735/
Khamky734/
Camker733/
Kahmka733/
Koumke732/
Kamkio731/
Kamkoa731/
Koemke731/
Kamque731/
Kaumka731/
Kcamka731/
Kaimka731/
Kamkaj731/
Kamkay731/
Kähmke731/
Kamkij731/
Kamkuy731/
Kemkeh730/
Komkey730/
Khamkha67522/
Kamkova67383/
Komk6747/
Kamc6719/
Khamkui6711/
Kamg679/
Kamkhai679/
Khamkhi676/
Kamchey675/
Khamceh675/
Kaymeki674/
Komkech674/
Khomket673/
Koumkep672/
Khomkhe672/
Khamkai672/
Camk672/
Kamkaia671/
Koehmke671/
Kaimkai671/
Keumkeu671/
Khamcee671/
Khamche671/
Kaimkha671/
Kamgkai671/
Kamková671/
Kamkhit671/
Koomked671/
Koomkes671/
Koomket671/
Khamkoi671/
Khamkoy671/

Kamke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamke in the Russian language
Камкеkamke-
Kamke in the Arabic language
كامكهkamkh-

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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 Kamke
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