Gehrke Surname
Approximately 23,552 people bear this surname
Gehrke Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of little Gero, a pet form of Gereman (spear, man).
Gehrke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 14,686 | 1:5,482 | 660 |
| United States | 5,784 | 1:62,666 | 7,348 |
| Brazil | 1,877 | 1:114,051 | 4,311 |
| Poland | 350 | 1:108,596 | 16,381 |
| Australia | 242 | 1:111,552 | 12,427 |
| Sweden | 85 | 1:115,844 | 8,286 |
| Denmark | 81 | 1:69,688 | 6,946 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| Austria | 54 | 1:157,693 | 20,874 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Paraguay | 15 | 1:482,450 | 6,463 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1:1,143,919 | 35,564 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 253 | 1:198,493 | 17,293 |
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).
Gehrke Demographics
Average Male Gehrke Height
177.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gehrke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gehrke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gehrke occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gehrke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 23,018th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 309,424 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 numerous forename worldwide, held by 22 people.
The last name Gehrke is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 14,686 people, or 1 in 5,482. In Germany Gehrke is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 23 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Berlin, where 11 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.
Gehrke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gehrke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,286 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gehrke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gehrke last name are 14.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.72% registered with 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.
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