Rümker Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rümker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rümker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany871:925,35065,249
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Rumker (214) are calculated separately.

Rümker Last Name Facts

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

Rümker is most common in Germany. It may be found as: Rumker. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rümker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rümker is the 1,994,173rd most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. Rümker is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rümker are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Rümker is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 925,350. In Germany Rümker is most prevalent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 49 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent are found and Hamburg, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rumker94214/
Rümcker9233/
Rümke91239/
Rühmke8316/
Rimker835/
Rümcke832/
Ruemker7785/
Rimke73241/
Rumke73185/
Ruemcker711/
Rumkerdt710/
Rumkey67542/
Riemke67441/
Ruhmke67238/
Ruemke6799/
Rimkey6730/
Rumkee6730/
Rimmke6714/
Rimkie679/
Rumkie671/
Rimcke671/
Riemcke6210/
Rimkjær626/
Ruehmke621/
Rumki553,161/
Rumky552,709/
Rimky559/
Rimki552/
Rimkay501/
Rhimky500/
Rimcky500/

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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 Rümker
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