Rühmke Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Rühmke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Ruhmke (238) are calculated separately.
Rühmke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rühmke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rühmke occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ruhmke. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rühmke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rühmke are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Hamburg, where 73 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruhmke | 94 | 238 | / |
| Rümke | 91 | 239 | / |
| Rümker | 83 | 88 | / |
| Rümcke | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rümcker | 77 | 33 | / |
| Ruehmke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rimke | 73 | 241 | / |
| Rumke | 73 | 185 | / |
| Romke | 73 | 94 | / |
| Ruhmk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rumkey | 67 | 542 | / |
| Riemke | 67 | 441 | / |
| Romkey | 67 | 353 | / |
| Rumker | 67 | 214 | / |
| Roemke | 67 | 167 | / |
| Ruemke | 67 | 99 | / |
| Reumke | 67 | 73 | / |
| Romkee | 67 | 58 | / |
| Rimkey | 67 | 30 | / |
| Rumkee | 67 | 30 | / |
| Rimmke | 67 | 14 | / |
| Romcke | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rimkie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rumkie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rumkes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Romkie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rimcke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruimke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rhimky | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Rühmke
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