Köhnke Surname

307,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Köhnke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köhnke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1821:68,1108,712
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Köhnke Last Name Facts

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

Köhnke occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Köhnke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 307,802nd most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,939,320 people. The surname Köhnke is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Köhnke are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Köhnke is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,182 people, or 1 in 68,110. In Germany Köhnke is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 23 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Hamburg, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köhncke92533/
Könke9138/
Khnke914/
Köncke83143/
Könker83133/
Kühnke8376/
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Khnka732/
Hcnke731/
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Koehncke7128/
Kiehncke717/
Koenke67290/
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Kinkey6742/
Kincke6739/
Künker6735/
Kennke6727/
Kuenke6721/
Kynker6714/
Kingke6714/
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Kenkee672/
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Kenkea672/
Keenke671/
Kenkej671/
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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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  • 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 Köhnke
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