Lemken Surname

602,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lemken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3431:234,71025,927
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Lemken Last Name Facts

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

Lemken is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 602,749th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,150,575 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Lemken reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 343 people, or 1 in 234,710. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent are found, Berlin, where 3 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Germany Lemken is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Lemken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lemken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lemken surname rose 1,273 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lemken surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.57% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemcken922/
Lemkend921/
Lemkienė862/
Lemkin83447/
Lamken83320/
Lemkyn8311/
Lemkem831/
Lomken831/
Lemkina77612/
Lemchen7755/
Limkeng7751/
Lemkyna7726/
Lamcken7725/
Lämmken771/
Lemking770/
Lämmcken7112/
Lamckuen711/
Lamkin675,197/
Lomkin67320/
Limkin67118/
Lamkén679/
Lomkyn677/
Lamkyn677/
Laymkn674/
Lymkyn671/
Lemcin671/
Lyamkin621,829/
Limkina6240/
Lyomkin6218/
Limchen627/
Lämchen623/
Lemchin621/
Lamckin621/
Lamquen621/
Liamkin621/
Lamkinn620/
Lyomkina5723/

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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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