Gerkan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gerkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gerkan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gerkan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gerkan (Russian: Геркан) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerkan? popularity and diffusion

Gerkan is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Gerkan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Gerkan are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany Gerkan is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 40 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Russia, where 17 percent reside.

Gerkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gerkan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerkan surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerkan Last Name Statistics demography

Gerkan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerkhan929/
Guerkan927/
Gerkaan921/
Erkan9148,347/
Geerkhan861/
Gherkhan861/
Gherkain860/
Görkan83510/
Gercan83502/
Erkhan83490/
Serkan83309/
Jerkan83274/
Cerkan8369/
Yerkan8357/
Herkan8341/
Erkaan8341/
Garkan8337/
Erkane8334/
Erkcan8322/
Grekan8320/
Gorkan8312/
Erkkan838/
Gerkon834/
Ierkan834/
Zerkan833/
Earkan831/
Girkan830/
Ngeerkhan802/
Gharkan775,403/
Zerkane771,449/
Gercane7747/
Zerkhan7738/
Serkhan7725/
Zerkaan7722/
Searkan7719/
Girkant7710/
Garkhan779/
Yerkhan778/
Giercan777/
Guercan776/
Gorkain772/
Gorkhan772/
Grekanh772/
Earkhan771/
Girkane771/
Girkhan771/
Herkane771/
Garkain771/
Görkhan771/
Erkamnn771/
Gjrkhan771/
Herkhan771/
Gerkhausen751/
Ercan7366,422/
Erqan73153/
Irkan73143/
Erkon7319/
Ghorkhan7146/
Erkanova7116/
Girekhan719/
Gohrkhan715/
Erkanová713/
Zeerkhan713/
Searkhan712/
Zerkanne712/
Gharkhan712/
Gojrkhan712/
Seerkhan712/
Erkhatin711/
Geerkhanova711/
Ghorkahn711/
Gorkhann711/
Serkağan711/
Iherkane711/
Heerkhan711/
Zierkann710/
Sercan672,345/
Jercan671,080/
Hercan67233/
Iercan67157/
Ercean67115/
Cirkan6754/
Sirkan6753/
Görcan6751/
Erkhanova6748/
Garcan6741/
Yorkan6735/
Yercan6735/
Gircan6724/
Zercan6721/
Irkkan6720/
Gercon6720/
Cercan6718/
Irkhan6715/
Srekan6714/
Girkon6713/
Gorkon6712/
Zheerkhan6711/
Garkon678/
Zerkon677/
Hirkan676/
Grecan675/
Iorkan675/
Grekon674/
Gorcan673/
Irkaan673/
Jerkon673/
Serkon672/
Guercaint672/
Earcan671/
Zerkanova671/
Irkane671/
Girkanova671/
Erzcan671/
Yrkhan671/
Heerzkhan671/

Gerkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerkan in the Russian language
Герканgerkan-

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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
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  • 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 Gerkan
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