Warnke Surname
Approximately 11,238 people bear this surname
Warnke Surname User-submission:
A theory of the origin of the name Warnke is the germanic tribe "Warnen". The remains of the settlement are the river name Warnow and the German city Waren. The ending -ke is equal to the English ending -ic and means "is part of the tribe".
Read More About This SurnameWarnke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,448 | 1:12,485 | 1,617 |
| United States | 3,651 | 1:99,277 | 11,033 |
| Poland | 605 | 1:62,824 | 9,854 |
| Canada | 222 | 1:165,971 | 16,704 |
| Brazil | 75 | 1:2,854,324 | 84,307 |
| Argentina | 52 | 1:821,989 | 54,134 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 383 | 1:131,119 | 12,565 |
The alternate forms: Wärnke (2) are calculated separately.
Warnke (12) may also be a first name.
Warnke Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A theory of the origin of the name Warnke is the germanic tribe "Warnen". The remains of the settlement are the river name Warnow and the German city Waren. The ending -ke is equal to the English ending -ic and means "is part of the tribe". The frequency of the name is highest in northeastern Germany, western Mecklenburg (coastal area of the Baltic Sea), where the main settlement zone was.
- warfroggWarnke Demographics
Average Male Warnke Height
180.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Warnke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Warnke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Warnke is most common in Germany. It may also occur as a variant: Wärnke. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Warnke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 46,152nd most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 648,474 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Warnke live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 12 people.
This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 6,448 people, or 1 in 12,485. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 28 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.
Warnke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Warnke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Warnke surname increased 953 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Warnke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Warnke surname are 15.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Warnke earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning $44,195 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning $50,242 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wärnke | 94 | 2 | / |
| Warncke | 92 | 3,263 | / |
| Warnkey | 92 | 30 | / |
| Warnkes | 92 | 8 | / |
| Warnker | 92 | 3 | / |
| Waarnke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waurnke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Warnkie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Warenke | 92 | 0 | / |
| Warnk | 91 | 167 | / |
| Warzenke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Warnkcke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Warenkes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wernke | 83 | 1,621 | / |
| Warnck | 83 | 107 | / |
| Warink | 83 | 43 | / |
| Warnky | 83 | 43 | / |
| Warnka | 83 | 18 | / |
| Barnke | 83 | 4 | / |
| Warnki | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wornke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Varnke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Warrink | 77 | 385 | / |
| Werncke | 77 | 181 | / |
| Wornkey | 77 | 93 | / |
| Wärncke | 77 | 10 | / |
| Varenke | 77 | 9 | / |
| Barenke | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wornkeh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Varinke | 77 | 2 | / |
| Warnche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Warenka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Warenki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Warrenk | 77 | 0 | / |
| Warng | 73 | 6 | / |
| Barnk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wornk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Varnåker | 71 | 7 | / |
| Werengke | 71 | 6 | / |
| Baringke | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wärnåker | 71 | 5 | / |
| Warrenka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Barengke | 71 | 4 | / |
| Warrinck | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waring | 67 | 17,604 | / |
| Börnke | 67 | 84 | / |
| Wareng | 67 | 40 | / |
| Vernke | 67 | 9 | / |
| Varenkesh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Barenk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Watrinckx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bornke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varenk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watrng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barnck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwarng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Warnct | 67 | 0 | / |
| Worink | 67 | 0 | / |
| Warrng | 67 | 0 | / |
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