Geercken Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Geercken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geercken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1081:745,42156,003
United States561:6,472,481306,764
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Geercken Last Name Facts

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

Geercken is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Geercken.

How Common Is The Last Name Geercken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,353,468th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name Geercken occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Geercken live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Geercken is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 745,421. In Germany Geercken is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 37 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent are found and Hamburg, where 17 percent are found. Not including Germany Geercken occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found.

Geercken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geercken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geercken surname grew 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geercken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geercken are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Geercken earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.94% more than the national average, earning $54,342 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geerken93873/
Gercken93662/
Gehrcken8811/
Geehrken882/
Geerckin881/
Gerken8614,473/
Ercken8675/
Gercen8624/
Gehrken80663/
Gerchen80138/
Geerkin8021/
Grecken802/
Gerckin801/
Gherken801/
Geirken800/
Gircken800/
Erken7715,883/
Ercen77116/
Grcen772/
Geerking7521/
Gerkienė754/
Gehrchen752/
Herckent751/
Geyreken750/
Gerkin711,271/
Herken71402/
Gercin71192/
Erchen7150/
Girken7127/
Hercen714/
Erkoen712/
Gerkem712/
Greken712/
Errken710/
Herchen67236/
Gährken6757/
Ehrchen6751/
Gerkina6748/
Gerchin6734/
Gerzkin6723/
Gherkin6720/
Gehrkin6712/
Hearken673/
Greckin673/
Erkenne672/
Rken672/
Grcn671/
Heurken671/
Eirchen671/
Girchen671/
Ercn671/
Herrken670/
Ghirken670/
Guerkin670/
Herckin670/

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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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  • 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 Geercken
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