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

Gelker occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gelker click here.

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

It is the 1,620,164^th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Gelker live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 958,398. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 57 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent reside and Bavaria, where 1 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Gelker Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gelker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gelker surname increased 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelker Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gelker surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Gelker earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.66% more than the national average, earning $55,945 USD per year.