Geirke Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Geirke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geirke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Geirke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geirke has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Geirke.

How Common Is The Last Name Geirke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Geirke are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Montana, where 50 percent live and Virginia, where 50 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in Chile, where 33 percent live.

Geirke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geirke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Geirke last name contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehirke920/
Gerke9113,205/
Geirk914/
Gercke83766/
Gerkey83231/
Gerhke8385/
Geerke8353/
Gjerke834/
Göerke834/
Gerkke833/
Gerrke832/
Gerkhe832/
Geirce830/
Gerkeh830/
Gerkee830/
Ehirke830/
Erke802,179/
Gjerkeš77254/
Gehrcke77203/
Giercke77157/
Gierkey7724/
Geercke7718/
Gyerkes7717/
Gjerkes7716/
Giehrke7715/
Geherke7712/
Gehrkey771/
Guierke771/
Gierkke771/
D'Gerke771/
Yehirke770/
Gerrcke770/
Jerke732,139/
Yerke73542/
Gerce73127/
Gerky7347/
Geerk7346/
Ierke7332/
Erkey7328/
Gerki7323/
Erkhe733/
Erhke731/
Geirc731/
Erkee731/
Ercke730/
Gjeråker712/
Geherker711/
Yerkey67626/
Yerkie67157/
Gehrki6795/
Ehrcke6785/
Gjerka6746/
Jehrke6734/
Gerkoy6733/
Yerkeh6732/
Jerkes6731/
Jercke6730/
Jerkey6727/
Hierke6716/
Jerkeh6712/
Yoerke6711/
Yerket676/
Gierki675/
Gherki675/
Gercey674/
Ierker674/
Jerkie672/
Gehrky672/
Gierky672/
Jerkhe671/
Ierkhe671/
Gehirg671/
Iheijirke671/
Geirgs671/
Gerkui671/
Eherke670/
Hjerke670/
Yerkez670/
Yerkee670/
Geerck670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Geirke
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