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

The surname Gehlken is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 698,433^rd most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. Gehlken occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Gehlken are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 1,655,064. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 26 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and Missouri, where 18 percent reside. Apart from The United States Gehlken occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Gehlken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gehlken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gehlken surname rose 1,991 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gehlken Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gehlken last name are 2.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.98% registered to vote for the political party.

Gehlken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year.