Enke
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Berufsname zu mhd. enke 'Vieh-, Ackerknecht'; Bearer count: En(c)k 342+117
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈɛŋk/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Enke is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
- BRBrazil
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Berufsname zu mhd. enke 'Vieh-, Ackerknecht'; Bearer count: En(c)k 342+117.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Enke is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Berufsname: Variante zu 'Knecht' im norddeutschen Raum; belegt 1092 Träger.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
In German, weibl. Vom., niederdeutsch-friesische
as a nameDUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen
In Norwegian Bokmål, a widow (woman whose husband has died)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Norwegian Nynorsk, widow (a woman whose husband has died)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In fro, alternative form of enque
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenaub. 1753DEnot in their usual nameMistress of King Frederick William II of Prussia (1753-1820)
- Fred Enkeb. 1924USAmerican football player (1924–2014)
- Christie G. Enkeb. 1933USAmerican chemist
- Konrad Enkeb. 1934DEGerman swimmer (1934-2016)
- Max Baucusb. 1941USnot in their usual nameAmerican politician (born 1941)
- Werner Enkeb. 1941DEGerman actor, author and screenwriter
- Hartmut Enkeb. 1952DEGerman bass guitarist (1952–2005)
- Karin Enkeb. 1961DEGerman speed skater
- Teresa Enkeb. 1976DEGerman blogger
- Robert Enkeb. 1977DEGerman footballer (1977–2009)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 26 sources across 13 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 718 | #30,645 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 701 | #32,750 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 677 | #35,729 |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 314 | #25,401 |
| IN India | Instate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls | — | 14 | #11,592 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 13 | #33,738 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 10 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 10 | #132,839 |
| NL Netherlands | CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007) | 2007 | 9 | #66,412 |
| IN India | Instate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls | — | 8 | #134,047 |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 6 | #50,496 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 5 | — |
Reference works 4
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Enke?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈɛŋk/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Enke mean?
- Recorded meaning: Berufsname zu mhd. enke 'Vieh-, Ackerknecht'; Bearer count: En(c)k 342+117.
- In which country does Enke have the most bearers?
- Enke is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Enke”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.