Zinke Surname

63,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zinke Surname Definition:

(German) One with a large or prominent nose; one who played the medieval comet, the zinke.

Zinke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,6651:14,2111,843
United States1,4241:254,53624,133
Brazil1881:1,138,69339,662
Austria1531:55,6568,727
Paraguay621:116,7222,610
Czechia621:171,50825,743
Poland441:863,83566,160
Canada371:995,82774,831
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Norway231:223,57824,793
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
England141:3,979,861125,553
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Zinke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One with a large or prominent nose; one who played the medieval comet, the zinke.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Zinke Last Name Facts

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

Zinke (Marathi: िंझके) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zinke? popularity and diffusion

Zinke is the 63,901st most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 930,127 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Zinke live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Zinke is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 5,665 people, or 1 in 14,211. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony, where 16 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Zinke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zinke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zinke surname increased 907 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zinke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zinke surname are 16.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.72% being registered with the party.

The amount Zinke earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 17.19% less than the national average, earning 286,576 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $43,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.27% more than the national average, earning $50,811 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zincke91612/
Czinke91392/
Zienke91122/
Zinkie9174/
Zinkeu9152/
Zinnke9151/
Zinkes9112/
Zinkeh911/
Zingke911/
Zuinke911/
Zinkey910/
Zinkee910/
Zink8929,616/
Znke892/
Zincker8367/
Czinker831/
Zinckie831/
Zinkieh831/
Zienkeu831/
Zinckey831/
Zingker831/
Sinke8010,457/
Zinck804,375/
Zenke801,651/
Zinka80438/
Jinke80218/
Cinke80115/
Zinky8096/
Zinki8092/
Ginke8040/
Zince8021/
Dzink8011/
Zingk806/
Zinqe802/
Zinkeová7735/
Ziennker7720/
Znk7510/
Zingue733,797/
Sinkie732,721/
Ziemke731,643/
Zänker731,022/
Chinke73895/
Singke73508/
Sinkey73386/
Zinque73202/
Czinki73190/
Czinka73158/
Zienka7393/
Czenke7385/
Zencke7361/
Cingke7337/
Zience7329/
Gingke7323/
Jinkeh7321/
Cienke7317/
Dzinka7317/
Zimkei7316/
Zinkai7314/
Zenkei7314/
Cinkie7313/
Tsinke7313/
Dzenke7311/
Zehnke7310/
Zinche739/
Sincke739/
Djinke737/
Zenkeh737/
Ginkes737/
Czynke737/
Sinkhe736/
Sinkee736/
Jinkee735/
Jingke735/
Zinkaa734/
Zimcke734/
Zenkey733/
Sinkeh733/
Zenkhe732/
Zhenke732/
Sinkeu732/
Zuinki732/
Zuinky732/
Cinkei732/
Zhinki731/
Jinkke731/
Cinkey731/
Zynker731/
Sienke731/
Zincei731/
Zenkeu731/
Zinkay731/
Zähnke731/
Zænker731/
Zünkes731/
Zoenke731/
Zingce731/
Zenkie731/
Zuinck731/
Zengke731/
Zingqe731/
Tjinke731/
Csinke730/
Gincke730/
Ginkey730/
Zinnky730/
Zincks730/
Czinkeová7125/
Czinkeova711/
Sink678,771/
Zing674,184/
Zenk673,654/
Zinkova671,978/
Cink671,360/
Zinc67434/
Giencke67192/
Zinková67157/
Gink67103/
Tsinker6799/
Zsinkai6774/
Zhengke6768/
Zencker6744/
Singkee6743/
Singkie6738/
Jink6737/
Singkey6733/
Zimkeit6731/
Trzinka6728/
Tshinke6721/
Chinkee6716/
Tchinke6710/
Singkeh679/
Singkei678/
Scincke676/
Zimk676/
Zingkha675/
Zingkai675/
Chinkey673/
Zeenker673/
Snke673/
Zynk673/
Zäncker672/
Djinkey672/
Zjnk672/
Jinkeez672/
Znqe672/
Jinkeis671/
Zinkich671/
Zhnk671/
Scienke671/
Jnke671/
Chinkea671/
Zinq671/
Zsinkay671/
Sinkhei671/
Rznk671/
Dzienka671/
Chingke671/
Tsuinke671/
Zinggce671/
Zngk671/
Znkc671/
Znkg671/
Znkh671/
Znkj671/
Znkk671/
Znqk671/
Zsnk671/
Zinkhai671/
Cingkee671/
Jingkee671/
Zinx670/
Zinkohy670/
Giehnke670/
Zenckes670/

Zinke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zinke in the Marathi language
िंझकेinjhake-

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Zinke Reference & Research

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