Geilker Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Geilker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geilker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Geilker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geilker is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Geilker.

How Common Is The Last Name Geilker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Geilker is the 2,555,468th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Geilker is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Geilker live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 47 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Geilker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geilker last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Geilker earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.9% more than the national average, earning $60,795 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geilke92131/
Gelker92124/
Gehlker8688/
Elker83302/
Elkher77603/
Gelcer7739/
Elkeir7716/
Ehlker7716/
Elkeer7713/
Jelker7711/
Yelker775/
Elhker772/
Elcker771/
Geilka771/
Elkerr771/
Zijlker7165/
Elkheyr716/
Elkhear715/
Elkheïr712/
Yoelker711/
Gelceyr711/
Hielker710/
Yelkier710/
Yeşilkir67603/
Elkir678/
Yesilkir674/
Yelkheïr671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Geilker
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