Lynke Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Lynke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lynke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lynke Last Name Facts

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

Lynke is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lynke.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Lynke are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,686,026. In Ukraine Lynke is primarily found in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 37 percent reside, Odessa Oblast, where 22 percent reside and Kiev, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Lynke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lynke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lynke last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyncke916/
Lynkes911/
Lnke894/
Lyncker83181/
Lynkesh831/
Linke8039,472/
Lenke803,007/
Lynce80413/
Lynka80139/
Lånke8038/
Lnker801/
Lnket801/
Lınke801/
Lünke801/
Lncke800/
Lyngkhei77204/
Lyngåker776/
Lincke731,197/
Hlynka731,196/
Lenkey73586/
Lenkei73580/
Glinke73355/
Linkey73223/
Lienke73203/
Linkie73131/
Lencke73107/
Lönker7378/
Lenkeu7367/
Lyngka7361/
Lengke7361/
Lyncee7354/
Lingke7330/
Linkeš7329/
Linkeu7321/
Linkee7320/
Lenkeš7317/
Leunke733/
Luenke733/
Lehnke732/
Lennke732/
Lenkej732/
Lenkce731/
Lesnke731/
Llinke731/
Linkhe731/
Lenkie731/
Linkei731/
Hlinke731/
Lenkeh731/
Lenkeá731/
Linkqe731/
Laenke730/
Hlenke730/
Lenkee730/
Loenke730/
Glienke672,110/
Lengkey671,569/
Lengkei6796/
Lynchey6733/
Lingkeh6733/
Linåker6725/
Lynkhoi6717/
Lengkee6713/
Liencke6712/
Lyngkoi677/
Lehnker676/
Lingkeu675/
Lenkepp673/
Linkech672/
Lnka672/
Lnce672/
Linkeis671/
Loencke671/
Lyngkhi671/
Lenkest671/
Lnki671/
Lingked671/
Leunkea671/
Leungke671/
Linkeuh671/
Linketz671/
Lünkhee671/
Lenckey671/
Linkiey670/
Glinkey670/
Linckey670/
Linkeit670/
Lenketh670/
Hlinker670/

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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 Lynke
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