Niamke Surname

77,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Niamke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niamke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast6,1371:3,759362
France891:746,32392,306
United States481:7,551,228341,161
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Niamké (19) are calculated separately.

Niamke (5,510) may also be a first name.

Niamke Last Name Facts

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

Niamke is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Niamké. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niamke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 77,415th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,153,275 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Niamke reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 90,451st most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,510 people.

It is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 6,137 people, or 1 in 3,759. In The Ivory Coast Niamke is primarily found in: Comoé District, where 43 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 41 percent are found and Lagunes District, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Niamke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niamke last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Niamke earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niamké9419/
Niamkey922,563/
Niameke9210/
Niamkie922/
Niamked921/
Niamkeh921/
Niamkee921/
Niamk915/
Niamekey867/
Nyamke8352/
Nyamkeu7745/
Njamkeu777/
Nyamkey772/
Niamque771/
Njamkep771/
Niamg733/
Nyamekeh71850/
Gnamkhet711/
Nyamekje711/
Nehamkes711/
Nijamkha711/
Nyamka67721/
Nyamkh6765/
Njamka6716/
Njomke678/
Nyamkz671/
Nyamki671/

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