Geerkens Surname

391,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Geerkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geerkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4031:28,5284,576
Germany3351:240,31526,354
Netherlands881:191,90026,970
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Geerkens Last Name Facts

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

Geerkens is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geerkens? popularity and diffusion

Geerkens is the 391,109th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,052,537 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Geerkens are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 28,528. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 7 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 37 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.

Geerkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geerkens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Geerkens surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geerkens Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Geerkens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.49% more than the national average, earning R 488,316 per year and in Canada they earn 0.69% less than the national average, earning $49,342 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geerckens941/
Gerkens932,057/
Eerkens93192/
Heerkens881,163/
Gerckens88390/
Gehrkens88107/
Gierkens8899/
Geerkins8815/
Erkens864,295/
Gehrckens8290/
Gierckens8228/
Gheerkins821/
Erckens80230/
Herkens80144/
Gerkins80125/
Girkens8058/
Gercens8012/
Ehrkens800/
Eerkensová781/
Heurkens75213/
Herckens75209/
Girckens759/
Heerkins756/
Jeerkins751/
Gerckins751/
Gherkins750/
Erkins71228/
Hierckens7125/
Irkens7118/
Erkenz715/
Ercens712/
Hearkenss711/
Herkins67172/
Girkins67101/
Rkns671/
Erchens671/
Heurkins6339/
Guirkins6316/
Greckins632/
Erkinshe631/
Earckins630/
Hearkins630/
Herckins630/
Rkins622/
Ercins57211/
Hrkins570/
Hirkins530/
Rqns501/

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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 Geerkens
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