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
Average Gericke Salary in
United States
$45,534 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gericke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gericke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gericke occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Gérické. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gericke? popularity and diffusion
Gericke is the 40,715th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 566,507 people. The last name Gericke is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Gericke reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gericke is also the 1,874,099th most common given name in the world, borne by 31 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 7,697 people, or 1 in 10,459. In Germany it is mostly found in: Berlin, where 23 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 22 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany Gericke exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Gericke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gericke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gericke surname expanded 1,254 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gericke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gericke surname are 27.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.49% being registered with the 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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