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 is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehmke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. Lehmke is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Lehmke reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,642,969. In Germany Lehmke 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. Outside of Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also found 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 share of the population with the last name fell 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
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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 Lehmke
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