Riemke Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Riemke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riemke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3651:220,56324,769
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Riemke (482) may also be a first name.

Riemke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riemke occurs most in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riemke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 676,370th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Riemke are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 387,276th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 482 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 220,563. In Germany Riemke is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 39 percent live, Hamburg, where 15 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Riemke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riemke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Riemke surname expanded 421 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riemke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riemke surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% being registered with the party.

Riemke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $44,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riemcke9210/
Remke911,658/
Rimke91241/
Riemk910/
Rehmke83213/
Roemke83167/
Remkhe83150/
Ruemke8399/
Reumke8373/
Rimkey8330/
Remker8322/
Reimke8315/
Rimmke8314/
Remcke8311/
Rimkie839/
Rimker835/
Remkee831/
Rimcke831/
Rimkes831/
Riemka831/
Rhemke831/
Ruimke830/
Remkie830/
Remkey830/
Reymkhe77638/
Rimkeit7728/
Reimkhe778/
Remåker777/
Rehmcke777/
Reimcke775/
Rimkhet773/
Reimeke773/
Riemche771/
Ruehmke771/
Hrimkes770/
Rümke73239/
Rumke73185/
Rimka7367/
Remka7331/
Rämke7327/
Remki7325/
Rimky739/
Remky732/
Rimki732/
Reimecke711/
Rumkey67542/
Ruhmke67238/
Rümker6788/
Remche6779/
Remkha6763/
Rumkee6730/
Rühmke6716/
Rimkis6715/
Remkis673/
Rymkey673/
Rümcke672/
Rimkay671/
Rehamkett671/
Reimka670/
Rhimky670/
Reumce670/
Rimcky670/
Rhimka670/

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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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  • 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 Riemke
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