Lumke Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lumke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lumke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lumke Last Name Facts

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

Lumke occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lumke.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Lumke occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Lumke are found; 61 percent are found in South America and 61 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Lumke is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 4,865,326. In Brazil Lumke is most common in: Santa Catarina, where 98 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 2 percent live. Besides Brazil Lumke occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Lumke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lumke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lumke surname contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lumkes9198/
Luemke9127/
Lumkee911/
Lumkey910/
Lumk891/
Leumkeu832/
Lumka80642/
Limke80520/
Lomke8052/
Lumce8010/
Lumky801/
Liemke7371/
Loemke737/
Lumcey734/
Limkey733/
Limkee732/
Lumche732/
Limcke731/
Lumkid731/
Lumkit731/
Laumka731/
Loumka731/
Lomcke730/
Loumkoa6717/
Lumg677/
Lumq676/
Lumchee676/
Lyumkis675/
Lomk675/
Lyumkys674/
Loehmke674/
Lumc673/
Loumgue672/
Laumkha671/
Lomkhey671/
Leumgue671/
Loumche671/
Lomckey671/

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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 Lumke
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