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

The surname Gerkens has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname Gerkens is the 202,451^st most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,542,803 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Gerkens are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gerkens is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,335 people, or 1 in 60,304. In Germany Gerkens is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 33 percent live and Hamburg, where 8 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Gerkens Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gerkens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerkens last name grew 1,421 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerkens Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerkens last name are 34.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.58% registered to vote for the party.

Gerkens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.