Zimke Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Zimke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 89 | 1:2,405,330 | 73,774 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Zimke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zimke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zimke occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zimke.
How Common Is The Last Name Zimke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,955,159th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Zimke reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 98 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 2,405,330. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 40 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 31 percent live and Mato Grosso, where 15 percent live. Excluding Brazil this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Zimke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Zimke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zimke surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziemke | 91 | 1,643 | / |
| Zeimke | 91 | 42 | / |
| Zimkei | 91 | 16 | / |
| Zimcke | 91 | 4 | / |
| Zimmke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zimkey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zimk | 89 | 6 | / |
| Zimkeit | 83 | 31 | / |
| Ziehmke | 83 | 29 | / |
| Zemke | 80 | 4,560 | / |
| Zimek | 80 | 455 | / |
| Zimka | 80 | 407 | / |
| Simke | 80 | 348 | / |
| Çimke | 80 | 96 | / |
| Cimke | 80 | 13 | / |
| Zimec | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zimck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gimke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ziemka | 73 | 315 | / |
| Zehmke | 73 | 165 | / |
| Zimmek | 73 | 148 | / |
| Siemke | 73 | 65 | / |
| Jimkes | 73 | 61 | / |
| Zimcea | 73 | 51 | / |
| Jeimke | 73 | 26 | / |
| Zimeck | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zymkie | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chimke | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zemkeu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Djimke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zeumke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Simkie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zimegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gimeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simmke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zimeki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zemcke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simkey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ziemkeová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimecki | 67 | 663 | / |
| Zimková | 67 | 173 | / |
| Zimkova | 67 | 57 | / |
| Zimmeck | 67 | 55 | / |
| Simk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gimåker | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chimkey | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chimkee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zymk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jimk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gimk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaimche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaimeki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saimkey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Zimke
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