Zemke is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Zemke
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Rare in France (Moselle), the name is of German or Polish origin. It seems to be a hypocoristic Siemoslaw the Slavic personal name. Other possibilities: hypocoristic Szymon (Simon =) or Polish derivative "ziemia" (= ground floor).

How popular is Zemke?

Zemke is common in United States.

Zemke is ranked 111635 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Zemke bearers increased by 2.1777 per cent in 2010 US census to 1173 since 2000, the surname slipped by 808 spots and ranked at 22081. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.4 95.73
Hispanic or Latino 2.64 2.53
Others 0.85 1.22
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6 0
Zemke is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Germany which may be its originating country too. Around 3653 people have been found who wears Zemke as their family name. Zemke is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
318,252 Ukraine6
124,420 Spain3
14,054 China3
50,640 Switzerland2
15,999 Slovakia2
49,101 Denmark1
277,603 France1
107,212 South Africa1
153,416 Italy1
53,033 Nigeria1
16,073 Latvia1
810,193 Indonesia1
47,891 Norway1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
46,774 Kazakhstan48
22,809 New Zealand19
100,009 Australia15
171,702 Canada12
442,509 Russia12
Countries with hundreds of Zemke:
20,596 Poland286
75,961 Brazil111
Countries with thousands of Zemke:
5,915 Germany1,580
20,693 United States1,545
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Zemke Namesakes

  • Janusz Zemke, Polish Politician

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