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

Gerke (Russian: Герке) is most common in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Gērke. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 39,747^th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 551,878 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Gerke live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gerke is also the 324,429^th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 655 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 7,990 people, or 1 in 10,076. In Germany Gerke is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent reside and Hesse, where 7 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Poland, where 4 percent reside.

Gerke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gerke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerke surname increased 678 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 205 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerke surname are 15.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.08% being registered to vote for the political 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.