Meinke Surname

71,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Meinke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meinke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,6011:17,4972,295
United States2,0011:181,13918,095
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Guernsey371:1,742400
England331:1,688,42669,999
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Norway61:857,04855,549
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

Meinke (73) may also be a first name.

Meinke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meinke is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meinke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 71,422nd most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,054,180 people. The last name Meinke is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Meinke reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Meinke is also the 1,134,117th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 73 people.

Meinke is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 4,601 people, or 1 in 17,497. In Germany Meinke is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 19 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Meinke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meinke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meinke last name increased 1,291 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 660 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meinke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meinke last name are 17.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Meinke earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 36.68% less than the national average, earning 219,129 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $47,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $51,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meincke922,631/
Meineke921,734/
Meinker9260/
Meinkey9210/
Meinket927/
Meinkeu924/
Meinkes923/
Meinkie921/
Meinkei921/
Meinkee920/
Meink9185/
Meinecke868,283/
Meijneke8650/
Meinckey860/
Meinneke860/
Mainke83212/
Moenke83148/
Meinck83135/
Maenke8369/
Mienke8362/
Meinka8328/
Meinks8327/
Meenke8317/
Muenke8314/
Mejnke832/
Mijnke832/
Meßink832/
Meimke831/
Mesink831/
Meynke831/
Meinek831/
Meanke830/
Meinkk830/
Meyink830/
Messingke801/
Messink77453/
Moehnke77293/
Meineck7771/
Muinkeu7769/
Mainker7755/
Mijinke7743/
Meyncke7736/
Muencke7725/
Maineke7723/
Muingke7712/
Meinche777/
Mainkeu777/
Miencke775/
Mayenke774/
Meankeu773/
Meenkey772/
Meingue772/
Mainkee771/
Maencke771/
Maengke771/
MacEnke771/
Meineki771/
Muyenke771/
Meankeh771/
Maingke771/
Mainkeh771/
Meyneke771/
Moinkie771/
Mitinke771/
Mayinke771/
Majenke771/
Moinkey771/
Muenkee771/
Meanked771/
Meimker770/
Mehanke770/
Meincks770/
Manke739,714/
Meenk73138/
Moenk7383/
Meing7370/
Muenk7349/
Mienk7331/
Meinx7329/
Meank7315/
Maink731/
Meinc731/
Mayenker7126/
Meynecke7124/
Metingue7110/
Mejnecke717/
Moinkett714/
Mehanker714/
Mawengke712/
Mesingue712/
Mayinkeu712/
Maaineke711/
Mouenkeu711/
Meyingue711/
Mitingke711/
Muyenkie711/
MacHenke710/
Messinck710/
Mahnke677,940/
Mankge676,537/
Mainka675,782/
Mankey671,124/
Meting67711/
Mannke67412/
Meance67368/
Mankee67282/
Meßing67261/
Mancke67237/
Mesing67207/
Mankeu67206/
Messingue67201/
Mankie67169/
Moenck67157/
Mankhe67134/
Mangke6774/
Meying6753/
Mehenk6741/
Mankeh6728/
Moinkh6726/
Mecing6720/
Mankei6719/
Manhke6713/
Maenck6712/
Mienki6712/
Miyank6710/
Muenck679/
Maince678/
Mainek677/
Mankea677/
Mainki676/
Majnke676/
Miyonk675/
Mounke675/
Muinck674/
Moinki674/
Meiang674/
Meinng673/
Meynek673/
Moinka673/
Moince673/
Mesinc672/
Maynke672/
Matink671/
Maanke671/
Maenki671/
Mankej671/
Meengk671/
Meings671/
Moehnk671/
Maunke671/
Masnke671/
Mainkh671/
Mamnke671/
Mejing671/
Meschinki671/
Mankce671/
Meiing671/
Meesinkij671/
Minhky670/
Mesenk670/
Meunks670/
Meenck670/
Missinker670/
Meanek670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meinke
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