Lemkes Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lemkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands971:174,09525,153
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England91:6,190,895170,599
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Lemkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemkes is found most in The Netherlands. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,544,715th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. Lemkes is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Lemkes live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 174,095. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 34 percent live, North Holland, where 25 percent live and Utrecht, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Lemkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lemkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lemkes surname decreased 12 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lemkes Last Name Statistics demography

Lemkes earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemke9152,387/
Lemcke833,770/
Lemker83245/
Liemke8371/
Lehmke8351/
Lemkey8348/
Lemmke8347/
Lemkie8336/
Leimke8325/
Lenkes8313/
Lemkee8313/
Lemkys834/
Lemkeu833/
Lemkis832/
Lamkes831/
Lemgke831/
Lemhke831/
Lemkeh830/
Lamkies77174/
Lehmker7762/
Leemker7759/
Leimcke7748/
Leumkeu772/
Lemques772/
Lenkest771/
Lenkesh771/
Lemkhet771/
Lenke733,007/
Limke73520/
Lemka73377/
Lemky73339/
Lemki7369/
Lämke7316/
Leimecke71116/
Leimgcke711/
Lenkey67586/
Lenkei67580/
Lemque67323/
Lemche67260/
Lienke67203/
Linkes67194/
Lemgka67139/
Lences67127/
Lencke67107/
Lenkeu6767/
Lengke6761/
Lemkay6734/
Lenkis6717/
Lenkeš6717/
Limket6715/
Lämmke679/
Lemkoi679/
Leamka675/
Luenke673/
Limkey673/
Leunke673/
Lennke672/
Lenkej672/
Lehnke672/
Limkee672/
Lesnke671/
Lenkeá671/
Lemkhi671/
Lenkce671/
Limcke671/
Lemkai671/
Lenkie671/
Leemka671/
Lenkeh671/
Lynkes671/
Lesmky671/
Lemkit671/
Laenke670/
Lemcky670/
Lemmce670/
Hlenke670/
Loenke670/
Lenkee670/

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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 Lemkes
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