Remke Surname

241,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Remke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Remke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0511:76,5999,688
United States5451:665,06253,113
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Remke (509) may also be a first name.

Remke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Remke has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Remke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 241,088th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,395,384 people. The last name Remke is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Remke live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. Remke is also the 375,029th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 509 people.

The last name Remke is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,051 people, or 1 in 76,599. In Germany Remke is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live and Saxony, where 6 percent live. Not including Germany this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Remke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Remke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Remke surname increased 1,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Remke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Remke last name are 21.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.69% registered with the political party.

The amount Remke earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 73.84% more than the national average, earning R 413,112 per year and in United States they earn 27.35% more than the national average, earning $54,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riemke91441/
Rehmke91213/
Roemke91167/
Remkhe91150/
Reumke9173/
Remker9122/
Reimke9115/
Remcke9111/
Rhemke911/
Remkee911/
Remkie910/
Remkey910/
Remk890/
Reymkhe83638/
Riemcke8310/
Reimkhe838/
Rehmcke837/
Remåker837/
Reimcke835/
Reimeke833/
Ramke801,210/
Rimke80241/
Romke8094/
Römke8090/
Remka8031/
Rämke8027/
Remki8025/
Remky802/
Reimk801/
Riemk800/
Remck800/
Reimecke771/
Ramcke731,199/
Romkey73353/
Remche7379/
Ramkey7379/
Remkha7363/
Romkee7358/
Rimkey7330/
Rimmke7314/
Romcke7314/
Rahmke7311/
Rimkie739/
Rimker735/
Ramkhe734/
Ramkee733/
Remkis733/
Rymkey733/
Rimcke731/
Romkie731/
Rimkes731/
Riemka731/
Reimek731/
Reimka730/
Ruimke730/
Reimck730/
Ramkie730/
Reimche67710/
Remková6786/
Remc6731/
Rimkeit6728/
Remkova674/
Rimkhet673/
Raamkee673/
Rimk672/
Raymkhe672/
Remques671/
Rejmche671/
Reimeck671/
Rramkey670/
Hrimkes670/

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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 Remke
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