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

Gehrkens is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Gehrkens is the 1,775,494^th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname Gehrkens is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Gehrkens live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,829,670. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 59 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 39 percent live and Berlin, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent live and The Netherlands, where 17 percent live.

Gehrkens Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gehrkens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political 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.