Gehrke Surname

23,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gehrke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Gero, a pet form of Gereman (spear, man).

Gehrke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,6861:5,482660
United States5,7841:62,6667,348
Brazil1,8771:114,0514,311
Poland3501:108,59616,381
Australia2421:111,55212,427
Sweden851:115,8448,286
Denmark811:69,6886,946
Canada761:484,81041,569
France601:1,107,045119,335
Austria541:157,69320,874
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
England191:2,932,529101,561
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Wales81:386,81619,671
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Norway61:857,04855,549
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

Gehrke (22) may also be a first name.

Gehrke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Gero, a pet form of Gereman (spear, man).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gehrke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gehrke is most common in Germany. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gehrke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehrke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,018th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 309,424 people. Gehrke is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Gehrke are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 22 people.

The surname Gehrke is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 14,686 people, or 1 in 5,482. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Gehrke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gehrke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gehrke surname rose 2,286 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gehrke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gehrke last name are 14.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gehrke earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.88% less than the national average, earning 246,140 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $46,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning $47,316 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehrcke92203/
Goehrke92160/
Giehrke9215/
Geherke9212/
Gehrkey921/
Gehrkie921/
Gehrker921/
Gerke9113,205/
Geherker861/
Goerke834,870/
Gierke833,928/
Gercke83766/
Gerkey83231/
Guerke83224/
Gerker83214/
Gaerke83180/
Gherke83106/
Gehrki8395/
Gerhke8385/
Gohrke8384/
Göhrke8368/
Geerke8353/
Gharke8332/
Gehrka8332/
Gerkeš8312/
Ghirke837/
Gahrke837/
Gerkie833/
Gerkke833/
Gerkhe832/
Gehrky832/
Gerrke832/
Gerzke831/
Gerkeh830/
Gerkee830/
Gihrke830/
Gehrkeová801/
Goercke77250/
Giercke77157/
Guercke7772/
Gierkes7754/
Gierkey7724/
Geercke7718/
Ghercke7711/
Gercker775/
Ghorkhe772/
Guerkes771/
Gerckie771/
Gierkie771/
Guerker771/
Gierkke771/
Gerckes771/
D'Gerke771/
Gehrche771/
Gharkey770/
Gerrcke770/
Gherkie770/
Görke733,144/
Girke731,570/
Gorke731,237/
Garke73452/
Gerka73384/
Gerce73127/
Gärke7398/
Greke7370/
Gerky7347/
Gerki7323/
Gērke731/
Gorkhe671,715/
Gierka67306/
Görkey67247/
Görcke67113/
Guirke6793/
Garkie6781/
Görkes6753/
Girkes6744/
Görkeç6739/
Gerkoy6733/
Garcke6731/
Gorkey6730/
Garkey6727/
Gharky6726/
Girkey6725/
Goerki6722/
Grecke6719/
Guerki6719/
Gerche6718/
Gorkie6715/
Garkej6714/
Gerque6711/
Goerky6710/
Gorkeh679/
Gharki678/
Gherki675/
Gierki675/
Ghorki675/
Gercey674/
Gorcke674/
Garkee673/
Győrke673/
Gircke673/
Girker672/
Gierky672/
Garkhe672/
Grekey672/
Goërke672/
Gerkui671/
Girkie671/
Gherky671/
Garkea671/
Goerké671/
Gerhka671/
Gerkiz671/
Gorkeu671/
Goerqe671/
Gairke671/
Gercka670/
Garhke670/

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