Kemke Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kemke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1451:555,21045,787
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kemke Last Name Facts

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

Kemke is most common in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kemke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kemke is the 1,235,409th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Kemke are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 555,210. In Germany Kemke is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 32 percent live and Berlin, where 17 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent live and Ukraine, where 5 percent live.

Kemke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kemke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kemke surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kemke Last Name Statistics demography

Kemke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemkes91608/
Kemkeu9139/
Kaemke9113/
Kemcke919/
Koemke911/
Kemkeh910/
Kemk890/
Khemker831/
Koehmke831/
Keumkeu831/
Khemket831/
Kamke801,788/
Kemka80792/
Komke8083/
Cemke8079/
Kämke8032/
Kemce8027/
Kemki8026/
Khemk8021/
Kimke803/
Kemqe802/
Kemky800/
Kemks800/
Khemka737,003/
Kemgue73242/
Kimker73169/
Kahmke73168/
Kamkeu7379/
Kyomke7369/
Kommke7338/
Kammke7315/
Kamkea7314/
Kimkhe739/
Kemkai738/
Komkee737/
Kämker736/
Komkeu735/
Khemki734/
Kymkhe733/
Kamkeh732/
Khamke732/
Kimkee732/
Kemkoi731/
Kamkie731/
Kamkee731/
Keimeg731/
Kähmke731/
Kimkie731/
Kamkey731/
Kemkaa731/
Komkey730/
Kemková6748/
Khemkha6721/
Kimk673/
Kemkova673/
Keemkha672/
Khomkhe672/
Chemkey672/
Kemg672/
Kimkead672/
Cemk671/
Khemche671/
Kamkieh671/
Kehemka671/
Kymk671/
Kyomkeh671/
Kemc671/

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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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  • 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 Kemke
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