Warnke Surname

46,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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".

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Warnke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,4481:12,4851,617
United States3,6511:99,27711,033
Poland6051:62,8249,854
Canada2221:165,97116,704
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
Argentina521:821,98954,134
England361:1,547,72466,012
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Sweden151:656,45048,545
France141:4,744,480251,814
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Finland61:916,11741,832
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3831:131,11912,565

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.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wärnke942/
Warncke923,263/
Warnkey9230/
Warnkes928/
Warnker923/
Waarnke921/
Waurnke921/
Warnkie921/
Warenke920/
Warnk91167/
Warzenke861/
Warnkcke861/
Warenkes861/
Wernke831,621/
Warnck83107/
Warink8343/
Warnky8343/
Warnka8318/
Barnke834/
Warnki831/
Wornke831/
Varnke831/
Warrink77385/
Werncke77181/
Wornkey7793/
Wärncke7710/
Varenke779/
Barenke778/
Wornkeh775/
Varinke772/
Warnche771/
Warenka771/
Warenki771/
Warrenk770/
Warng736/
Barnk731/
Wornk730/
Varnåker717/
Werengke716/
Baringke715/
Wärnåker715/
Warrenka714/
Barengke714/
Warrinck712/
Waring6717,604/
Börnke6784/
Wareng6740/
Vernke679/
Varenkesh678/
Barenk673/
Watrinckx671/
Bornke671/
Varenk671/
Watrng671/
Barnck671/
Hwarng671/
Warnct670/
Worink670/
Warrng670/

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