Gehrken Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Gehrken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehrken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4911:163,96219,425
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Norway651:79,11211,031
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Austria111:774,13064,097
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Gehrken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gehrken occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gehrken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehrken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 497,277th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. The last name Gehrken is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Gehrken reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gehrken is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 491 people, or 1 in 163,962. In Germany Gehrken is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent are found. Not including Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Norway, where 10 percent are found.

Gehrken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gehrken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 508 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gehrken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gehrken last name are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gehrken earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning 333,537 kr per year; in United States they earn 10% less than the national average, earning $38,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.03% less than the national average, earning $34,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehrcken9311/
Gaehrken933/
Geehrken932/
Gerken9214,473/
Geerken86873/
Gercken86662/
Gährken8657/
Gehrkin8612/
Goerken864/
Gherken861/
Gaerken861/
Göhrken861/
Ghirken860/
Gehrking80185/
Geercken80164/
Goercken808/
Gerkienė804/
Gehrchen802/
Geyreken800/
Gehrkinn800/
Görken771,674/
Gerkin771,271/
Garken7765/
Gorken7753/
Girken7727/
Gercen7724/
Greken772/
Gerkem772/
Gerchen71138/
Gerkina7148/
Gerzkin7123/
Geerkin7121/
Gherkin7120/
Garcken7111/
Gorcken719/
Grecken712/
Gerckin711/
Guerkin710/
Gircken710/
Geerking6721/
Gorkn677/
Guerkink675/
Girkienė672/
Gierkina671/
Geerckin671/
Gierking670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gehrken
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