View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Gelker is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gelker.

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

Gelker is the 1,620,164^th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. Gelker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Gelker live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gelker is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 958,398. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 57 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent are found and Bavaria, where 1 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Gelker Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gelker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gelker surname grew 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelker Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Gelker are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for 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.