Spenke Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Spenke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spenke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1401:575,03946,885
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Spenke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spenke occurs most in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spenke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Spenke are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Spenke is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 575,039. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 26 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.

Spenke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spenke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spenke surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spenke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spenke last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Spenke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spenk9138/
Spencker8635/
Speuncke860/
Spence83100,165/
Spinke8310/
Spenki833/
Spenck831/
Spnk802/
Spincke778/
Spenche774/
Speence773/
Spencey773/
Spinkey771/
Spencei771/
Spinkes771/
Spinkie770/
Spink738,680/
Spenc7334/
Speng7316/
Spenx731/
Spnks730/
Spenkova712/
Shpenkova67275/
Spinka67222/
Spynka6785/
Spinck6762/
Spinky677/
Spengs676/
Spinki675/
Spencs670/

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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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  • 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 Spenke
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