Gehrking Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gehrking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehrking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Gehrking Last Name Facts

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

Gehrking occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gehrking click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehrking? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gehrking is the 1,248,410th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Gehrking are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 3,325,311. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 69 percent live, Wisconsin, where 19 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 3 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 41 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Gehrking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gehrking surname are 35.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Gehrking earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $43,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerking93568/
Gehrkin9312/
Geerking8821/
Gerkings880/
Gehrkinn880/
Gierking880/
Gerkin861,271/
Erking8640/
Gehrken80663/
Herking80144/
Gerkina8048/
Gorking8025/
Gerzkin8023/
Geerkin8021/
Gherkin8020/
Garking8016/
Girking8012/
Jerking8011/
Gerckin801/
Guerkin800/
Hirking800/
Gierkink75133/
Gehrcken7511/
Guerkink755/
Gerkienė754/
Jerkings754/
Geehrken752/
Cherking751/
Gierkina751/
Geerckin751/
Gerken7114,473/
Serkin712,133/
Girkin71593/
Grekin71216/
Gercin71192/
Zerkin71186/
Jerkin71125/
Cerkin7112/
Gyrkin718/
Gerkinova712/
Erqing711/
Erkeng711/
Geerken67873/
Gercken67662/
Zerkina67222/
Zhirkin67175/
Gorkink67158/
Girkina67152/
Gährken6757/
Gerchin6734/
Serkijn6722/
Herkink6716/
Guirkin6716/
Järking6712/
Sierkin6711/
Gerqina676/
Seerkin674/
Greckin673/
Hercing672/
Shrekin672/
Gherken671/
Gyrkina671/
Jerkinn671/
Gerquin671/
Zherkin671/
Schrecking671/
Hjerkin671/
Jerkind671/
Serckin671/
Ghirken670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gehrking
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