Gerke Surname
Approximately 13,205 people bear this surname
Gerke Surname User-submission:
Gerke is a German surname, a variant of the Gerken surname.
Gerke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,990 | 1:10,076 | 1,266 |
| United States | 3,179 | 1:114,017 | 12,337 |
| Poland | 486 | 1:78,207 | 12,181 |
| Brazil | 410 | 1:522,133 | 19,608 |
| Paraguay | 219 | 1:33,045 | 1,100 |
| Australia | 187 | 1:144,362 | 15,419 |
| Canada | 150 | 1:245,637 | 23,369 |
| Latvia | 128 | 1:16,016 | 2,380 |
| Russia | 68 | 1:2,119,457 | 129,651 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Finland | 22 | 1:249,850 | 19,707 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 1:1,769,406 | 6,441 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 469 | 1:107,076 | 10,727 |
The alternate forms: Gērke (1) are calculated separately.
Gerke (655) may also be a first name.
Gerke Surname Meaning
Gerke Demographics
Average Gerke Salary in
United States
$45,344 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gerke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gerke (Russian: Герке) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Gērke. Click here for other possible spellings of Gerke.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 39,747th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 551,878 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Gerke live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 324,429th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 655 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 7,990 people, or 1 in 10,076. In Germany Gerke is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent reside and Hesse, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Poland, where 4 percent reside.
Gerke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gerke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerke last name grew 678 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gerke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gerke last name are 15.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Gerke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.8% more than the national average, earning 414,613 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 173.72% more than the national average, earning R 650,472 per year; in United States they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $45,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning $49,940 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerke in the Russian language | ||
| Герке | gerke | - |
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Footnotes
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