Geerken Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Geerken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geerken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6061:132,84716,187
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Geerken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geerken has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geerken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 402,148th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,347,704 people. The surname Geerken is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Geerken are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 606 people, or 1 in 132,847. In Germany Geerken is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 65 percent are found, Bremen, where 12 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Geerken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geerken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Geerken surname increased 636 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geerken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Geerken surname are 27.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.19% registered to vote for the party.

Geerken earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $42,866 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geercken93164/
Geehrken932/
Gerken9214,473/
Gehrken86663/
Gercken86662/
Geerkin8621/
Gherken861/
Geirken860/
Erken8315,883/
Geerking8021/
Gehrcken8011/
Gerkienė804/
Geerckin801/
Geyreken800/
Gerkin771,271/
Herken77402/
Ercken7775/
Girken7727/
Gercen7724/
Gerkem772/
Erkoen772/
Greken772/
Erkeen771/
Errken770/
Rken732/
Gerchen71138/
Gährken7157/
Gerkina7148/
Gerzkin7123/
Gherkin7120/
Gehrkin7112/
Hearken713/
Grecken712/
Erkenne712/
Gerckin711/
Heurken711/
Gircken710/
Ghirken710/
Herrken710/
Guerkin710/
Erkin676,977/
Erkenova672,426/
Irken67408/
Gehrking67185/
Ercen67116/
Erkyn67109/
Herkenne6755/
Røken6741/
Råken6731/
Erkén6719/
Ørken677/
Guerkink675/
Gehrchen672/
Girkienė672/
Erkün672/
Grcen672/
Herckent671/
Rkesn671/
Hrken671/
Gierkina671/
Gierking670/
Gehrkinn670/
Heerkind670/

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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 Geerken
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