Zehmke Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Zehmke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zehmke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa931:582,55644,854
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Zehmké (8) are calculated separately.

Zehmke Last Name Facts

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

Zehmke is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Zehmké. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zehmke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,348,199th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Zehmke live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 582,556. In South Africa Zehmke is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Western Cape, where 13 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Zehmke Last Name Statistics demography

Zehmke earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.86% less than the national average, earning R 209,460 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zehmké948/
Ziehmke9229/
Zemke914,560/
Ziemke831,643/
Zeimke8342/
Sehmke8323/
Zemkeu834/
Zeumke833/
Zemcke831/
Gehmke830/
Szemkeő7733/
Sehmker770/
Semke731,471/
Gemke73468/
Zemka73294/
Zimke7391/
Cemke7379/
Zamke7362/
Jemke735/
Zemky732/
Zeemk731/
Zemkj731/
Zomke731/
Zemki731/
Ziemka67315/
Zemgue6773/
Siemke6765/
Szimke6750/
Szymke6744/
Jeimke6726/
Seemke6722/
Shemke6718/
Chemke6717/
Zimkei6716/
Shimke6713/
Dzemka6713/
Semmke6711/
Chimke676/
Zymkie676/
Tsemke676/
Zomkey675/
Zimcke674/
Semkep673/
Soemke673/
Zeemek672/
Semkey672/
Gemkey672/
Semker672/
Gemmke671/
Czemka671/
Jemcke671/
Zamkie671/
Zamkey671/
Zimkey671/
Ziemkeová671/
Szemka671/
Jemkhe671/
Zimmke671/
Semcke670/
Jemker670/

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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
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  • 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 Zehmke
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