Lamke Surname

319,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lamke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7821:463,50239,521
India1571:4,885,767123,562
Germany1151:700,04753,529
Canada511:722,46357,796
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:235,76819,777

The alternate forms: Lämke (16) & Lamkë (7) are calculated separately.

Lamke (15) may also be a first name.

Lamke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamke is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Lämke or Lamkë. For other potential spellings of Lamke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 319,593rd most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,228,672 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Lamke are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 782 people, or 1 in 463,502. In The United States Lamke is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 11 percent live, Missouri, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Lamke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lamke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lamke surname grew 367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lamke surname are 3.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lamke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.56% less than the national average, earning R 88,980 per year; in United States they earn 7.49% less than the national average, earning $39,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $46,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lämke9316/
Lamkë937/
Lamkey91247/
Lamker9194/
Lamkie9171/
Lamcke9126/
Lamkeh919/
Lyamke914/
Lamkke914/
Lamkei913/
Lamkea913/
Laemke913/
Lamkee911/
Lamkes911/
Hlamke911/
Lammke911/
Lamk89246/
Lamkhed8311/
Lamckie831/
Lamkhie831/
Lamcker830/
Lemke8052,387/
Lamka80881/
Lamki80840/
Lamce80155/
Lamky8074/
Lomke8052/
Lömke808/
Lamks801/
Lamkh801/
Lemcke733,770/
Lömker73441/
Laimek73161/
Lamche73127/
Lamkaj73118/
Lomker7383/
Lamkay7356/
Lehmke7351/
Lemkey7348/
Lyamkh7348/
Lemmke7347/
Lomket7336/
Lemkie7336/
Leimke7325/
Lamkaa7321/
Lemkee7313/
Lamque7311/
Lämmke739/
Loemke737/
Lamkai737/
Lamgue736/
Leamka735/
Laymek733/
Lemkeu733/
Lemgke731/
Lammki731/
Löhmke731/
Lemhke731/
Laumka731/
Lamkki731/
Lyamki731/
Lyamka731/
Lohmke730/
Laimky730/
Lomcke730/
Lemkeh730/
Lamkova67204/
Lamková67102/
Lamquet6787/
Lomkhet6778/
Leimcke6748/
Lamg6737/
Lamq6726/
Lamkaya6725/
Llamcce6713/
Laamkha678/
Lamc675/
Lomk675/
Loehmke674/
Lamkais674/
Leumkeu672/
Llamkaj672/
Lomkhey671/
Leamkai671/
Lamkaha671/
Lomckey671/
Hlasmck671/
Laumkha671/
Llamque671/
Hlamgue671/
Lhamche671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lamke
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