Gaerke Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gaerke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaerke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gaerke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaerke is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaerke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,272,314th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Gaerke occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Gaerke live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 2,196,721. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 69 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Gaerke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gaerke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaerke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gaerke last name are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.91% registered with the political party.

Gaerke earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.7% less than the national average, earning $41,551 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gauerke92538/
Gayerke921/
Gaerker920/
Gerke9113,205/
Garke91452/
Gehrke8323,552/
Goerke834,870/
Gierke833,928/
Gercke83766/
Gerkey83231/
Gherke83106/
Gerhke8385/
Garkie8381/
Gearke8354/
Gharke8332/
Garcke8331/
Garkey8327/
Aercke8325/
Garkej8314/
Haerke839/
Gahrke837/
Auerke837/
Gaurke835/
Gerkie833/
Garkee833/
Gerkke833/
Garkhe832/
Gerkhe832/
Gerrke832/
Garkea831/
Gairke831/
Gerkeh830/
Gerkee830/
Garhke830/
Aerkes830/
Goercke77250/
Gehrcke77203/
Goehrke77160/
Giercke77157/
Gaurkee7757/
Gierkey7724/
Giehrke7715/
Ghercke7711/
Gaireke774/
Goerkes772/
Gehrkey771/
Gehrkie771/
Gerckie771/
Goerker771/
Gierkie771/
Gierkke771/
Gouerke771/
D'Gerke771/
Ayerkie771/
Gharkey770/
Gerrcke770/
Gearkee770/
Haerker770/
Gearkey770/
Gearker770/
Gherkie770/
Görke733,144/
Gorke731,237/
Yerke73542/
Garki73358/
Oerke73299/
Goerk73140/
Gärke7398/
Gerky7347/
Ierke7332/
Gerki7323/
Eurke7310/
Earke731/
Garky731/
Airke731/
Gērke731/
Aurke730/
Gauwerky7114/
Gaurkhed712/
Gawercki711/
O'Gehrke711/
Gearkhea710/
Goercker710/
Gorkhe671,715/
Yerkey67626/
Goerck67320/
Görkey67247/
Oehrke67133/
Görcke67113/
Gehrki6795/
Gohrke6784/
Göhrke6768/
Garkij6762/
Görkes6753/
Garkay6747/
Görkeç6739/
Gerkoy6733/
Gorkey6730/
Gharky6726/
Earket6724/
Goerki6722/
Hierke6716/
Gorkie6715/
Garkoi6714/
Gerque6711/
Goerky6710/
Gorkeh679/
Gourke678/
Gharki678/
Uehrke677/
Garkaj677/
Garcki676/
Oyarke676/
Garkai675/
Gierki675/
Gorcke674/
Ayarke673/
Eurkee672/
Gierky672/
Gehrky672/
Goërke672/
Oerkey671/
Ejerke671/
Gaurka671/
Gerkui671/
Gherky671/
Aerzki671/
Aerkaa671/
Garkhooie671/
Goerké671/
Haerka671/
Ajorke671/
Ayerce671/
Gorkeu671/
Ejarke671/
Ierkhe671/
Ayerki671/
Goerqe671/
Garrki671/
Heirke670/
Airkie670/
Gearka670/
Eirket670/
Goerka670/
Yerkee670/

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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
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  • 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 Gaerke
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