Lehmke Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lehmke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lehmke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Lehmke Last Name Facts

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

Lehmke occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lehmke.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehmke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Lehmke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Lehmke are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,642,969. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 73 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Lehmke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lehmke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lehmke surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehmker9262/
Loehmke924/
Lemke9152,387/
Lemcke833,770/
Lemker83245/
Lemkes83134/
Liemke8371/
Lemkey8348/
Lemmke8347/
Lemkie8336/
Leimke8325/
Lemkee8313/
Loemke837/
Laemke833/
Lemkeu833/
Lemhke831/
Löhmke831/
Lemgke831/
Lemkeh830/
Lohmke830/
Lemk8051/
Leemker7759/
Leimcke7748/
Leumkeu772/
Lemkhet771/
Lamke731,170/
Limke73520/
Lemka73377/
Lemky73339/
Lemki7369/
Lomke7352/
Lemck7338/
Lämke7316/
Lömke738/
Leimecke71116/
Leimgcke711/
Lömker67441/
Lemque67323/
Lemche67260/
Lamkey67247/
Lemgka67139/
Lamkie6771/
Lemkay6734/
Lamcke6726/
Limket6715/
Lamkeh679/
Lemkoi679/
Lämmke679/
Leamka675/
Lemkys674/
Lyamke674/
Lamkke674/
Lamkea673/
Lemgue673/
Lamkei673/
Limkey673/
Limkee672/
Lemkis672/
Limcke671/
Lemkit671/
Lesmky671/
Lamkee671/
Leemka671/
Lehmkuith671/
Hlamke671/
Lammke671/
Lemkai671/
Lemkhi671/
Lemcky670/
Lemmce670/
Lomcke670/

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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 Lehmke
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