Gercken Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gercken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gercken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3401:236,78126,066
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
Australia641:421,80833,593
Israel221:388,98331,283
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gercken Last Name Facts

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

Gercken occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gercken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gercken is the 497,847th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,008,378 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Gercken live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 236,781. In Germany Gercken is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 27 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 22 percent live and Berlin, where 16 percent live. Other than Germany Gercken is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Gercken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gercken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gercken last name increased 3,029 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gercken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gercken are 18.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gercken earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.67% less than the national average, earning $36,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $51,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geercken93164/
Gehrcken9311/
Goercken938/
Gerken9214,473/
Ercken9275/
Gercen9224/
Geerken86873/
Gehrken86663/
Gerchen86138/
Garcken8611/
Gorcken869/
Goerken864/
Grecken862/
Gerckin861/
Gherken861/
Gaerken861/
Geirken860/
Gircken860/
Erken8315,883/
Ercen83116/
Gerkienė804/
Gaehrken803/
Gehrchen802/
Geehrken802/
Herckent801/
Geerckin801/
Geyreken800/
Görken771,674/
Gerkin771,271/
Herken77402/
Gercin77192/
Garken7765/
Gorken7753/
Erchen7750/
Serken7744/
Yercen7734/
Girken7727/
Yerken7715/
Jerken774/
Hercen774/
Erkoen772/
Gerkem772/
Greken772/
Erkeen771/
Görcen771/
Errken770/
Ercn731/
Herchen71236/
Gährken7157/
Ehrchen7151/
Gerkina7148/
Gerchin7134/
Gerzkin7123/
Geerkin7121/
Gherkin7120/
Gehrkin7112/
Cherken715/
Jerchen714/
Hearken713/
Greckin713/
Erkenne712/
Zerchen712/
Serckin711/
Heurken711/
Girchen711/
Eirchen711/
Göhrken711/
Herckin710/
Garckin710/
Guerkin710/
Ghirken710/
Herrken710/
Erkin676,977/
Grechkin672,597/
Erkenova672,426/
Irken67408/
Ercin67236/
Gehrking67185/
Erkyn67109/
Herrchen67109/
Herkenne6755/
Ercün6750/
Cherchen6730/
Geerking6721/
Erkén6719/
Gertskin6711/
Gorkn677/
Greczkin676/
Guerkink675/
Jerkenne672/
Girkienė672/
Erkün672/
Grecn671/
Ircen671/
Gierkina671/
Hierchen670/
Gierking670/
Gehrkinn670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gercken
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