Gauerke Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gauerke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gauerke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:897,17667,678
Germany1271:633,90150,033
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Gauerke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gauerke is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gauerke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 582,776th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. Gauerke is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Gauerke live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gauerke is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 404 people, or 1 in 897,176. In The United States Gauerke is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 49 percent reside, Minnesota, where 7 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.

Gauerke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gauerke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gauerke surname rose 878 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gauerke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gauerke last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Gauerke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $43,693 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaerke92180/
Auerke927/
Gaurke925/
Gaurkee8657/
Gouerke861/
Gayerke861/
Aurke830/
Gauwerky8014/
Gaurkhed802/
Goerke774,870/
Gearke7754/
Aercke7725/
Haerke779/
Gourke778/
Uehrke777/
Gaurka771/
Gairke771/
Goercke71250/
Goehrke71160/
Gaireke714/
Gourkee712/
Gourkey711/
Gueurki711/
Ghaurki711/
Ayerkie711/
Gearker710/
Gearkey710/
Gearkee710/
Yerke67542/
Oerke67299/
Goerk67140/
Ierke6732/
Geark6721/
Eurke6710/
Uirke677/
Aurka676/
Ourke676/
O'Gehrke671/
Airke671/
Gawercki671/
Earke671/
Aurki671/
Gearkhea670/

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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
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  • 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 Gauerke
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