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

Gerken (Russian: Геркен) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Gerken click here.

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

It is the 36,439^th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 503,527 people. The surname Gerken occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Gerken live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gerken is also the 2,786,762^nd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 8,854 people, or 1 in 9,093. In Germany Gerken is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 57 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Bremen, where 7 percent are found. Beside Germany Gerken exists in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Gerken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gerken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerken surname rose 890 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 487 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerken Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Gerken surname are 22.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gerken earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 146.63% more than the national average, earning R 586,080 per year; in United States they earn 5.91% more than the national average, earning $45,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $53,959 CAD per year.