Gerka Surname
Approximately 384 people bear this surname
Gerka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 229 | 1:165,977 | 23,178 |
| Slovakia | 45 | 1:118,588 | 22,142 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Gerka (235) may also be a first name.
Gerka Demographics
Average Gerka Salary in
United States
$54,175 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gerka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gerka (Russian: Герка) occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 748,537th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 18,977,984 people. The last name Gerka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Gerka live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 584,346th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 235 people.
Gerka is most common in Poland, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 165,977. Apart from Poland this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 12 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Gerka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gerka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerka last name declined 24 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gerka Last Name Statistics demography
Gerka earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.55% more than the national average, earning $54,175 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerka in the Russian language | ||
| Герка | gerka | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gerka
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