Gaertke Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gaertke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaertke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336

Gaertke Last Name Facts

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

Gaertke occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaertke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gaertke reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Gaertke is most common in Germany, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 8,945,051. In Germany Gaertke is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside and Berlin, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gartke92149/
Gertke9242/
Aertker86177/
Gertcke861/
Gaerdke861/
Gertkie860/
Gärtke7728/
Gardke778/
Görtke771/
Oertker7151/
Aerdker715/
Heartke711/
Heartker670/
Gortki622/
Goertc621/
Gourtche531/
Gourtkuit501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gaertke
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