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

The last name Gerke (Russian: Герке) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Gērke. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Gerke is the 39,747^th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 551,878 people. The last name Gerke occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Gerke are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gerke is also the 324,429^th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 655 people.

The last name Gerke is most frequently held 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. Outside of Germany this surname exists 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 frequency of Gerke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerke surname rose 678 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 205 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Gerke are 15.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.08% 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.