Warneke Surname

125,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Warneke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Waro (protection), a pet form of names beginning with Warin, as Warinbold, Warengar and Werinhart.

Warneke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8021:44,6765,857
United States1,4621:247,92023,612
Australia1431:188,78118,817
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Austria131:655,03358,041
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:267,12121,813

Warneke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Waro (protection), a pet form of names beginning with Warin, as Warinbold, Warengar and Werinhart.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Warneke Last Name Facts

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

Warneke is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Warneke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warneke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Warneke is the 125,295th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,005,379 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Warneke live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,802 people, or 1 in 44,676. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 39 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found and Bremen, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Warneke occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Warneke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Warneke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Warneke last name expanded 778 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Warneke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Warneke last name are 21.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Warneke earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.97% less than the national average, earning R 213,936 per year; in United States they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $46,816 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $54,306 CAD per year.

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