Zemke Surname

103,187th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zemke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3021:34,9724,621
United States1,6151:224,43321,718
Poland2961:128,40818,876
Brazil2101:1,019,40235,992
Kazakhstan301:589,41741,433
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Norway61:857,04855,549
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
France41:16,605,680368,153
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Zemke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zemke (Russian: Земке) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 103,187th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,598,146 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Zemke are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Zemke is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 2,302 people, or 1 in 34,972. In Germany Zemke is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 12 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Poland, where 6 percent reside.

Zemke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zemke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zemke last name increased 1,856 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zemke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zemke last name are 13.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zemke earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.26% more than the national average, earning 468,123 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.64% more than the national average, earning $44,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning $49,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziemke911,643/
Zehmke91165/
Zeimke9142/
Zemkeu914/
Zeumke913/
Zemcke911/
Ziehmke8329/
Semke801,471/
Gemke80468/
Zemka80294/
Zimke8091/
Cemke8079/
Zamke8062/
Jemke805/
Zemky802/
Zemki801/
Zomke801/
Zemkj801/
Zeemk801/
Ziemka73315/
Zemgue7373/
Siemke7365/
Jeimke7326/
Sehmke7323/
Seemke7322/
Chemke7317/
Zimkei7316/
Semmke7311/
Zehmké738/
Tsemke736/
Zymkie736/
Zomkey735/
Zimcke734/
Soemke733/
Gemkey732/
Semkey732/
Zeemek732/
Zamkie731/
Zamkey731/
Gemmke731/
Czemka731/
Zimkey731/
Jemcke731/
Zimmke731/
Jemkhe731/
Gehmke730/
Jemker730/
Semcke730/
Ziemkeová711/
Zemková671,278/
Chemkea67807/
Zemkova67289/
Zimkeit6731/
Semk6723/
Zimk676/
Zymk673/
Gemk672/
Zemq672/
Zemg672/
Chemkey672/
Cemk671/
Tchemke671/
Zemhcka671/

Zemke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zemke in the Russian language
Земкеzemke-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zemke
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