Klemke Surname

175,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klemke Surname User-submission:

Derives from the Roman (Latin) "Clemens" meaning "merciful".

Klemke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6381:49,1496,414
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Poland1871:203,25527,063
Australia1421:190,11118,903
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
France71:9,488,960336,266
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Klemke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derives from the Roman (Latin) "Clemens" meaning "merciful".

- happyklem

Klemke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klemke (Russian: Клемке) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klemke? popularity and diffusion

Klemke is the 175,211th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,979,373 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Klemke live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Klemke is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,638 people, or 1 in 49,149. In Germany Klemke is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 24 percent live, Brandenburg, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Poland, where 8 percent live.

Klemke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Klemke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klemke last name increased 21,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Klemke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Klemke last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Klemke surname are 23.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.37% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Klemke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.37% less than the national average, earning R 89,424 per year; in United States they earn 0.53% less than the national average, earning $42,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.63% more than the national average, earning $61,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klemcke92189/
Kliemke92132/
Klemmke921/
Klenke834,484/
Klimke831,699/
Klamke83305/
Klemka83190/
Klomke839/
Klemky839/
Klämke833/
Kliemk831/
Kleimk831/
Klemki831/
Kleinke771,504/
Klimcke77124/
Klencke7771/
Clemkey7716/
Klemcki774/
Klimkie773/
Klienke773/
Klenkie772/
Klimker771/
Clemcke771/
Kloenke770/
Klenkey770/
Kleanke770/
Clemket770/
Kllenke770/
Klenk738,507/
Kleńk738/
Klimk731/
Klymk731/
Klimkeit71343/
Kleinkie7154/
Kleinkes7150/
Kleineke7122/
Kleinker7110/
Kleincke712/
Klienkie711/
Klengket711/
Kleimeck710/
Klinke676,341/
Kleinecke67515/
Klenck67246/
Klimka67192/
Klenka67175/
Kleangked6777/
Klímek6766/
Klenki6727/
Klymek6725/
Klomki6722/
Kleink679/
Klimck678/
Klymka674/
Klínek672/
Clenke672/
Kleank671/
Kleangket671/
Klnker671/
Khlemkova671/
Kleinkher671/
Klence671/
Klenky671/
Klimki671/
Klengkead671/
Kleingket671/
Kleenk670/
Clomke670/
Kleinkech670/

Klemke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klemke in the Russian language
Клемкеklemke-

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