Simke Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Simke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1471:547,65645,370
Cameroon951:218,62222,080
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Serbia111:649,54122,440
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England11:55,718,059489,080
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Simke (87) may also be a first name.

Simke Last Name Facts

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

Simke occurs most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Simke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Simke is the 804,502nd most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Simke are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Simke is also the 1,024,927th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 87 people.

Simke is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 547,656. In Germany Simke is primarily concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 35 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside and Berlin, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Simke exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Simke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Simke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Simke surname increased 5,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Simke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Simke surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Simke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 64.27% more than the national average, earning $70,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.49% more than the national average, earning $76,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siemke9165/
Simkes9155/
Szimke9150/
Shimke9113/
Simkie912/
Simeke911/
Simkep911/
Simmke911/
Simkey910/
Simk899/
Schimke832,723/
Shiemke83112/
Siemkes8337/
Simckes8332/
Simkesh8316/
Simkhes838/
Shimker831/
Simecke831/
Saimeke831/
Saimkey830/
Shimkee830/
Simcker830/
Simek806,004/
Semke801,471/
Simka80901/
Simki80190/
Çimke8096/
Zimke8091/
Simkh8033/
Simeg8024/
Cimke8013/
Shimk803/
Gimke801/
Simck801/
Symke801/
Simeq801/
Simkk801/
Shimkets7737/
Schiemke7712/
Schimkey773/
Schimcke772/
Sheimker771/
Schimker770/
Ziemke731,643/
Saimek73662/
Simcea73142/
Simeck73103/
Jimkes7361/
Shimka7355/
Szymke7344/
Zeimke7342/
Jeimke7326/
Simeki7323/
Sehmke7323/
Seemke7322/
Shemke7318/
Simque7318/
Syomke7316/
Simkis7316/
Zimkei7316/
Simkha7313/
Simeqi7312/
Schimk7312/
Shimki7311/
Semmke7311/
Simche7311/
Simkai738/
Simekh736/
Siemka735/
Shimky734/
Zimcke734/
Djimke733/
Semkep733/
Simkay733/
Semkey732/
Simegh732/
Semker732/
Siemck732/
Zimkey731/
Simkaa731/
Szimka731/
Simkij731/
Simmek731/
Gimeke731/
Simcka731/
Zimmke731/
Semcke730/
Simkiss67853/
Simková67853/
Simkova67718/
Schimka67156/
Simg67138/
Schemke6747/
Simecki6741/
Szemkeő6733/
Simkhai6733/
Zimkeit6731/
Ziehmke6729/
Semk6723/
Simkish6722/
Shimkha6715/
Gimåker678/
Chimkey677/
Simmeck676/
Shimkaa676/
Zimk676/
Simkhay675/
Sheimka675/
Schimki675/
Seimeck672/
Shimkai672/
Simx672/
Schiemk671/
Schimkeová671/
Simc671/
Simq671/
Shoimek671/
Simeque671/
Schymke671/
Seimgue671/
Shemker671/
Shimkaj671/
Shimkay671/
Chimkea671/
Sehmker670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simke
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