Wemke Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wemke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wemke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wemke (76) may also be a first name.

Wemke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wemke occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wemke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wemke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Wemke is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Wemke are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wemke is also the 1,107,702nd most prevalent given name globally, borne by 76 people.

Wemke is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Wemke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wemke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wemker9140/
Wiemke917/
Wemcke911/
Wemkey910/
Bemke80312/
Wamke8057/
Wiemk804/
Womke803/
Vemke803/
Wimke800/
Behmke73460/
Wahmke7331/
Bemkey738/
Huemke735/
Bemcke733/
Vehmke732/
Bemhke731/
Weemek730/
Wamkie730/
Veemker671/
Wemg671/
Wemc671/
Wimk671/
Beammke671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wemke
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