Lemken Surname
Approximately 515 people bear this surname
Lemken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 343 | 1:234,710 | 25,927 |
| United States | 140 | 1:2,588,992 | 156,804 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Lemken Demographics
Average Lemken Salary in
United States
$49,481 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lemken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lemken occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemken? popularity and diffusion
Lemken is the 602,749th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,150,575 people. The last name Lemken is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Lemken reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Lemken is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 234,710. In Germany Lemken is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent live, Berlin, where 3 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Lemken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lemken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lemken last name grew 1,273 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lemken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lemken surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.57% being registered with the political party.
Lemken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.67% more than the national average, earning $49,481 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemcken | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lemkend | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lemkienė | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lemkin | 83 | 447 | / |
| Lamken | 83 | 320 | / |
| Lemkyn | 83 | 11 | / |
| Lemkem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lomken | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lemkina | 77 | 612 | / |
| Lemchen | 77 | 55 | / |
| Limkeng | 77 | 51 | / |
| Lemkyna | 77 | 26 | / |
| Lamcken | 77 | 25 | / |
| Lämmken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemking | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lämmcken | 71 | 12 | / |
| Lamckuen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lamkin | 67 | 5,197 | / |
| Lomkin | 67 | 320 | / |
| Limkin | 67 | 118 | / |
| Lamkén | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lomkyn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lamkyn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Laymkn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lymkyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemcin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyamkin | 62 | 1,829 | / |
| Limkina | 62 | 40 | / |
| Lyomkin | 62 | 18 | / |
| Limchen | 62 | 7 | / |
| Lämchen | 62 | 3 | / |
| Lemchin | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lamckin | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lamquen | 62 | 1 | / |
| Liamkin | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lamkinn | 62 | 0 | / |
| Lyomkina | 57 | 23 | / |
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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 Lemken
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