Zimke Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Zimke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil891:2,405,33073,774
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Zimke reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 98 percent reside in Luso-South America.

Zimke is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 2,405,330. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 40 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 31 percent live and Mato Grosso, where 15 percent live. Outside of Brazil Zimke occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Zimke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zimke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zimke last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziemke911,643/
Zeimke9142/
Zimkei9116/
Zimcke914/
Zimmke911/
Zimkey911/
Zimk896/
Zimkeit8331/
Ziehmke8329/
Zemke804,560/
Zimek80455/
Zimka80407/
Simke80348/
Çimke8096/
Cimke8013/
Zimec801/
Zimck801/
Gimke801/
Ziemka73315/
Zehmke73165/
Zimmek73148/
Siemke7365/
Jimkes7361/
Zimcea7351/
Jeimke7326/
Zimeck737/
Zymkie736/
Chimke736/
Zemkeu734/
Djimke733/
Zeumke733/
Simkie732/
Zimegh731/
Gimeke731/
Simmke731/
Zimeki731/
Zemcke731/
Simkey730/
Ziemkeová711/
Zimecki67663/
Zimková67173/
Zimkova6757/
Zimmeck6755/
Simk679/
Gimåker678/
Chimkey677/
Chimkee675/
Zymk673/
Jimk672/
Gimk671/
Zaimche671/
Zaimeki671/
Zimg671/
Chimkea671/
Saimkey670/

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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 Zimke
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