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

The surname Gehrkens has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Gehrkens is the 1,775,494^th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Gehrkens reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,829,670. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 59 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 39 percent live and Berlin, where 2 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and The Netherlands, where 17 percent live.

Gehrkens Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gehrkens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gehrkens surname expanded 840 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gehrkens Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Gehrkens last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Gehrkens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $47,410 USD per year.