Zamke Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Zamke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Zamke (27) may also be a first name.
Zamke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zamke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zamke (Arabic: زيمكه, Russian: Замке) occurs most in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zamke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,436,415th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Zamke are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 27 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 352,018. In Cameroon Zamke is most common in: West Region, where 47 percent reside, Centre Region, where 27 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 25 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Zamke exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Zamke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Zamke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zamkie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zamkey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zamk | 89 | 42 | / |
| Zemke | 80 | 4,560 | / |
| Samke | 80 | 3,260 | / |
| Zamka | 80 | 769 | / |
| Zamki | 80 | 107 | / |
| Zhamk | 80 | 99 | / |
| Jamke | 80 | 33 | / |
| Zamhk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamky | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamkh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zomke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ziemke | 73 | 1,643 | / |
| Zehmke | 73 | 165 | / |
| Zeimke | 73 | 42 | / |
| Chamke | 73 | 21 | / |
| Zamgue | 73 | 13 | / |
| Samkey | 73 | 11 | / |
| Zaymek | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zamkoy | 73 | 9 | / |
| Samkea | 73 | 8 | / |
| Zomkey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jahmke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zemkeu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Samkeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jamker | 73 | 3 | / |
| Samkeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zeumke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ziomke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Samkhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Samkee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jamkes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Samkie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaymka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaahmk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zemcke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samkei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jamkee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zamkova | 67 | 784 | / |
| Samk | 67 | 500 | / |
| Dziamka | 67 | 140 | / |
| Jamk | 67 | 78 | / |
| Ziehmke | 67 | 29 | / |
| Zamg | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zamkaay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zamquez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zamkowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Camk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchamke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaimeki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaimche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhamke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamkee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saimkey | 67 | 0 | / |
Zamke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zamke in the Russian language | ||
| Замке | zamke | - |
| Zamke in the Arabic language | ||
| زيمكه | zymkh | - |
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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
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- 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 Zamke
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