Namke Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Namke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Namke (16) may also be a first name.

Namke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namke (Arabic: نمكه, Marathi: नामके) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namke? popularity and diffusion

Namke is the 5,587,209th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Namke are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name globally, borne by 16 people.

Namke is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 88 percent live and Madang, where 13 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naumke9112/
Naimke912/
Nnamke912/
Namkhe911/
Namkie911/
Namk8938/
Naimeke8337/
Neamket8312/
Neamked831/
Nnamkea831/
Namkhed831/
Naimket831/
Neamker831/
Ngamkea831/
Naymeke831/
Namki80466/
Namık80133/
Nemke8064/
Namka8053/
Namky809/
Namce803/
Nomke802/
Ngamk802/
Namkh801/
Gnamkhet771/
Neamkead771/
Nahamkes771/
Nomkhe73238/
Naimeg7365/
Nehmke7347/
Neimke7327/
Namkaa7326/
Najmeg7326/
Namkha7322/
Nnamka7322/
Namkoi7319/
Nöhmke7311/
Namkai7311/
Najmec7310/
Namche735/
Namkoa733/
Naimek733/
Ngamkh733/
Namkay732/
Noumke731/
Namkka731/
Namkhai671,431/
Namkhit6778/
Naumcea6735/
Ngamkij6725/
Namchei6721/
Neimeke6718/
Naimkha676/
Namg676/
Namkaay675/
Namc674/
Noimeke674/
Gnamkit673/
Namq673/
Naimegh673/
Neumcke673/
Ngamkui672/
Neimcke672/
Ngamkai672/
Namgkoy671/
Ngamkio671/
Namkchi671/
Nnamche671/
Namkaya671/
Nomk671/
Nhamche671/
Namkuha671/
Namkowa671/
Gnamkoy671/
Namkhoa671/

Namke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namke in the Marathi language
नामकेnamake-
Namke in the Arabic language
نمكهnmkh-
نامكهnamkh-

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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
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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 Namke
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