Gericke Surname
Approximately 12,864 people bear this surname
Gericke Surname Definition:
“Little Spear” in Old German (Ger).
Gericke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,697 | 1:10,459 | 1,314 |
| South Africa | 3,460 | 1:15,658 | 1,982 |
| United States | 790 | 1:458,809 | 39,173 |
| Australia | 337 | 1:80,106 | 9,319 |
| Denmark | 100 | 1:56,447 | 5,764 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| Argentina | 66 | 1:647,627 | 45,225 |
| Switzerland | 65 | 1:126,353 | 12,618 |
| Chile | 33 | 1:533,833 | 13,415 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
The alternate forms: Gérické (1) are calculated separately.
Gericke (31) may also be a first name.
Gericke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Little Spear” in Old German (Ger).
Gericke Demographics
Gericke Political Affiliation
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Gericke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gericke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gericke is found most in Germany. It may appear as a variant: Gérické. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gericke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 40,715th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 566,507 people. The surname Gericke is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Gericke live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 31 people.
The last name Gericke is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 7,697 people, or 1 in 10,459. In Germany Gericke is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 23 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 22 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Gericke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gericke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gericke surname rose 1,254 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gericke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gericke are 27.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.49% registered with the political party.
The amount Gericke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.33% less than the national average, earning 279,166 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.32% more than the national average, earning R 364,344 per year; in United States they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $45,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.21% more than the national average, earning $49,788 CAD per year.
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