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

The last name Lumke is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lumke is the 2,237,939th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Lumke live; 61 percent live in South America and 61 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Lumke is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 4,865,326. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Santa Catarina, where 98 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 2 percent reside. Other than Brazil this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Lumke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lumke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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
  • 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 Lumke
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