Lemker Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lemker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Lemker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemker is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemker is the 1,028,911th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Lemker reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Lemker is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 1,678,051. In The United States it is most numerous in: Iowa, where 23 percent reside, Kentucky, where 23 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Lemker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lemker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lemker last name rose 424 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lemker surname are 25.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Lemker earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $42,394 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loemker92103/
Lehmker9262/
Leemker9259/
Lemkert921/
Liemker921/
Lemke9152,387/
Leimeker8616/
Lemcke833,770/
Lenker832,042/
Lömker83441/
Lemkes83134/
Lamker8394/
Lomker8383/
Liemke8371/
Lehmke8351/
Lemkey8348/
Lemmke8347/
Lemkie8336/
Leimke8325/
Lemkee8313/
Lemkeu833/
Lemgke831/
Lemhke831/
Limker830/
Lemkeh830/
Lemkheire801/
Leimcke7748/
Lenkerd7743/
Lenkert7727/
Loenker7719/
Lienker7711/
Lemkhir779/
Lehnker776/
Lemquer772/
Leumkeu772/
Lemkhet771/
Lemcher770/
Lamcker770/
Lenke733,007/
Limke73520/
Lemka73377/
Lemky73339/
Lemki7369/
Lämke7316/
Lnker731/
Leimecke71116/
Lemkhair711/
Leimgcke711/
Lenkehrt710/
Linker675,703/
Lenkey67586/
Lenkei67580/
Lemque67323/
Lemche67260/
Lencer67233/
Lienke67203/
Lemgka67139/
Lencke67107/
Lynker6790/
Lönker6778/
Lenkeu6767/
Lengke6761/
Lenkerová6735/
Lemkay6734/
Lenkeš6717/
Limket6715/
Lämmke679/
Lemkoi679/
Leamka675/
Lemkys674/
Leunke673/
Limkey673/
Luenke673/
Limkär673/
Limkee672/
Lenkej672/
Lennke672/
Lehnke672/
Lemkis672/
Lemkit671/
Limcke671/
Lenkce671/
Lemkhi671/
Lenkeá671/
Lenkerova671/
Lenkeh671/
Lemkai671/
Lenkie671/
Leemka671/
Lesmky671/
Lesnke671/
Lenkee670/
Hlenke670/
Lemmce670/
Lemcky670/
Laenke670/
Loenke670/

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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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  • 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 Lemker
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