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

The surname Gerckens is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

Gerckens is the 739,868^th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Gerckens reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 365,934. In Germany Gerckens is most frequent in: Hamburg, where 50 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 26 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Gerckens Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gerckens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerckens last name increased 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerckens Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerckens surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 91.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Gerckens earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.36% more than the national average, earning $50,638 USD per year.