Gerck Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Gerck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Gerck Last Name Facts

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

Gerck occurs in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerck? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Gerck occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Gerck reside; 73 percent reside in South America and 42 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,885,765. In Argentina it is most common in: Buenos Aires Province, where 91 percent reside and Entre Ríos Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Argentina Gerck is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Gerck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gerck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerck surname contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gercke91766/
Goerck91320/
Guerck9113/
Gehrck9111/
Gierck919/
Gercks911/
Geerck910/
Gerk892,117/
Gerc89703/
Gehrcke83203/
Giercke83157/
Guercke8372/
Geercke8318/
Ghercke8311/
Gerrcke830/
Gerke8013,205/
Greck801,046/
Serck80304/
Zerck80159/
Gierc80150/
Goerk80140/
Gorck80140/
Gierk80104/
Geerk8046/
Gehrk8030/
Guerk8014/
Jerck8011/
Gherk809/
Garck802/
Görck802/
Goerc801/
Gerkc801/
Gerzk800/
Gierke733,928/
Sierck73438/
Gerőcs73391/
Guerke73224/
Görcke73113/
Gherke73106/
Gerhke7385/
Geerke7353/
Gırcık7338/
Jercke7330/
Grecke7319/
Zierck7312/
Görcks737/
Gircke733/
Gerkke733/
Searck733/
Gerrke732/
Gerkhe732/
Grecck731/
Gercsh731/
Gergch731/
Gairck731/
Seirck730/
Gherks730/
Grek679,731/
Gerg671,496/
Zerk67720/
Görk67473/
Gork67416/
Cerk67311/
Serk67165/
Girk67143/
Gark67115/
Jerc67115/
Gercova6745/
Jerk6734/
Gerkova6731/
Ziercke6725/
Gerková6717/
Gerx6717/
Cerc6716/
Giehrke6715/
Geherke6712/
Guerc'h674/
Girc672/
Gercová672/
Gierkke671/
D'Gerke671/

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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 Gerck
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