Wumkes Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wumkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wumkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Wümkes (7) are calculated separately.

Wumkes Last Name Facts

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

Wumkes has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Wümkes. Click here for other potential spellings of Wumkes.

How Common Is The Last Name Wumkes? popularity and diffusion

Wumkes is the 2,203,767th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Wumkes is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Wumkes are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States Wumkes is mostly found in: Illinois, where 29 percent live, Iowa, where 24 percent live and Florida, where 16 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Wumkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wumkes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wumkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wumkes surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Wumkes earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wümkes947/
Wumkis830/
Beumkes77169/
Wiemkes7733/
Woumkep771/
Vumkesh771/
Womke733/
Wunke732/
Bumcke6723/
Voumke673/
Bunkes672/
Wumkai672/
Woumki671/
Wunkeh671/
Waunke671/
Wumkoy671/
Wumgka671/

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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 Wumkes
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