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

The last name Gerk (Russian: Герк) is most common in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gerk click here.

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

The surname is the 197,721^st most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,442,393 people. The surname Gerk is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gerk are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gerk is also the 825,494^th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 127 people.

The last name Gerk is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 705 people, or 1 in 114,192. In Germany Gerk is mostly found in: Hesse, where 39 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.

Gerk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gerk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerk last name grew 1,337 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gerk surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gerk surname are 34.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gerk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $44,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.58% less than the national average, earning $39,458 CAD per year.