Wamke Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wamke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland431:883,92467,072
United States131:27,881,456736,413
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Wamke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamke (Marathi: वामके) occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wamke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamke? popularity and diffusion

Wamke is the 2,555,468th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Wamke live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 883,924. Beside Poland Wamke occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Wamke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wamke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wamke surname fell 46 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wamke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wamke surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wamke earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $31,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamket9153/
Wahmke9131/
Wamkie910/
Wamker910/
Wamk892/
Wamka80260/
Wamki8040/
Womke803/
Wemke803/
Wamck802/
Wamky800/
Waimek7312/
Wamgka738/
Uamkep731/
Uamket731/
Wamkih731/
Wamkaa731/
Wemcke731/
Wamkoa731/
Wamkai731/
Wemkey730/
Wahaimeke711/
Wamg6732/
Bamk6712/
Bahamke672/
Uamk672/
Wamq671/
Wamkaya671/
Woumkep671/
Beammke671/
Whamkai671/
Wahamki671/
Wamx671/
Huamkee671/
Baimcke670/

Wamke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wamke in the Marathi language
वामकेvamake-

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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 Wamke
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