Gaethke Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gaethke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaethke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany851:947,12366,306
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gaethke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaethke is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Gaethke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaethke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,447,279th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Gaethke are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 947,123. In Germany Gaethke is mostly concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 32 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 20 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 19 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Gaethke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gaethke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gaethke last name expanded 1,525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaethke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gaethke surname are 34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.77% registered to vote for the party.

Gaethke earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.3% less than the national average, earning $35,253 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaetke92189/
Gethke92100/
Gathke922/
Gaehke921/
Gaedtke86893/
Gaetcke8632/
Goethke8629/
Gaetche861/
Gaetker860/
Gaetkie860/
Gatke83209/
Gaeke83180/
Getke83140/
Gaeschke8020/
Ghatke771,126/
Gaedke771,120/
Gaecke7793/
Goetke7791/
Gadtke7783/
Gatcke7780/
Gäthke7770/
Gattke7760/
Gietke7719/
Gettke7717/
Gedtke7716/
Gothke7711/
Gaeker771/
Gaekes771/
Gaegke771/
Gaheke771/
Gaeske771/
Göthke771/
Getkey770/
Geatke770/
Gaek7384/
Haedtke71112/
Gaedcke71106/
Goedtke7194/
Goettke7154/
Giedtke7112/
Hoethke7110/
Gaedtka716/
Ngaheke713/
Gaiyeke712/
Goetcke712/
Gaedtkeová711/
Gaescke711/
Gietkie711/
Gaedker711/
Awetche711/
Ayetche711/
Gaedche711/
Goeztke711/
Goetche710/
Gothkee710/
Gothkey710/
Goeke673,168/
Goyetche67701/
Gadke67332/
Gotke67124/
Oetke67118/
Yetke67106/
Gätke6795/
Götke6731/
Gedke6719/
Goettker6716/
Aedke6715/
Gahek6712/
Goeschke678/
Gaeck677/
Goethche676/
Gatki676/
Gaeschki674/
Aitke672/
Goedtcke672/
Goyethce672/
Ghahikeh671/
Getkj671/
Gaaek671/
Gahik671/
Gaegh671/
Aeshtker671/
Gouetche671/
Gatky670/
Goettche670/
Getky670/
Goetckey670/
Goetk670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaethke
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