Romke Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Romke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Romke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland421:904,97068,062
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Römke (90) are calculated separately.

Romke (958) may also be a first name.

Romke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Romke (Russian: Ромкэ) is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Römke. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Romke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,918,812th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Romke are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 45 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Romke is also the 260,722nd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 958 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 904,970. Beside Poland this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Romke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Romke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Romke surname increased 514 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Romke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Romke last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Romke earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Römke9390/
Romket91534/
Romkey91353/
Roemke91167/
Romkee9158/
Romcke9114/
Romkie911/
Romk8917/
Remke801,658/
Ramke801,210/
Romka80773/
Romki80362/
Rümke80239/
Rumke80185/
Rämke8027/
Romce8026/
Romky802/
Romck801/
Ramcke731,199/
Rumkey73542/
Ruhmke73238/
Rumker73214/
Rehmke73213/
Remkhe73150/
Ramkey7379/
Reumke7373/
Romcea7367/
Rumkee7330/
Hromka7324/
Rühmke7316/
Rahmke7311/
Remcke7311/
Ramkhe734/
Romkoa733/
Ramkee733/
Romgue733/
Roumka732/
Rümcke732/
Romkay731/
Remkee731/
Rumkie731/
Rumkes731/
Romkaj731/
Romkoi731/
Romkui731/
Rromka731/
Rhemke731/
Remkey730/
Ramkie730/
Remkie730/
Ruimke730/
Ramk6726/
Ramåker6710/
Rehmcke677/
Roumkid674/
Romq674/
Romková674/
Raamkee673/
Romkova673/
Romx671/
Ramkest671/
Romg671/
Rramkey670/

Romke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Romke in the Russian language
Ромкэromke-

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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 Romke
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