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Where Does The Last Name Garke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Garke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻙ, Marathi: गरके, Russian: Гарке) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Gärke. Click here to see other potential spellings of Garke.

How Common Is The Last Name Garke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 663,740^th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 16,122,889 people. The last name Garke occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Garke reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,152,838^th most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 71 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 583,373. In Germany Garke is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Niger, where 12 percent reside.

Garke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Garke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Garke surname increased 2,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Garke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Garke are 30.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.27% registered with the party.

Garke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.6% more than the national average, earning $66,708 USD per year.