Schemkes Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schemkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schemkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1681:100,51916,312
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Schemkes Last Name Facts

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

Schemkes is found most in The Netherlands. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schemkes? popularity and diffusion

Schemkes is the 975,866th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The surname Schemkes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Schemkes reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 100,519. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 33 percent reside, South Holland, where 23 percent reside and Overijssel, where 11 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Schemkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schemkes surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Schemkes earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.01% less than the national average, earning $26,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schemke9347/
Schiemke8812/
Scheymke883/
Schenkes882/
Schemker881/
Shemkesh881/
Shemke8618/
Schenkies8228/
Schenke804,467/
Schimke802,723/
Shiemke80112/
Siemkes8037/
Chemkey802/
Shemker801/
Schymke801/
Semke771,471/
Cemke7779/
Schuenke75650/
Schoenke75399/
Schienke75306/
Schencke75206/
Schenkey7554/
Shimkets7537/
Schönkes7530/
Zschenke7512/
Schimkey753/
Schimcke752/
Chemkeet751/
Sheimker751/
Schimker750/
Schaenke750/
Schencker71146/
Shenke7178/
Siemke7165/
Simkes7155/
Shemka7147/
Sehmke7123/
Seemke7122/
Shimke7113/
Semmke7111/
Shemky7110/
Semkep713/
Schuencke713/
Semker712/
Senkes712/
Semkey712/
Cemces712/
Samkes711/
Schienkie711/
Schoencke710/
Semcke710/
Schinke673,384/
Shemkhi671,222/
Schünke67701/
Schönke67628/
Sinches67431/
Shemkai67378/
Schimka67156/
Chenkep67103/
Simches6749/
Semchee6735/
Szemkeő6733/
Simckes6732/
Senches6724/
Schenka6718/
Simkesh6716/
Chenker6715/
Chenkis678/
Chimkey677/
Scenker677/
Schynke677/
Schimki675/
Sheimka675/
Schänke674/
Schenki673/
Shenkei672/
Shenkhe672/
Shengke672/
Scienke671/
Schenky671/
Chimkea671/
Chenket671/
Senchee671/
Senkesh671/
Schenké671/
Samkesh671/
Shenkeh671/
Shemkha671/
Shenkge671/
Shemkay671/
Shimker671/
Sinchee671/
Schimkeová671/
Shenkey670/
Simkies670/
Chencke670/
Sehmker670/
Shinkes670/
Shimkee670/

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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 Schemkes
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