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

The surname Gerkens occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

Gerkens is the 202,451^st most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,542,803 people. Gerkens is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Gerkens reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,335 people, or 1 in 60,304. In Germany Gerkens is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 33 percent live and Hamburg, where 8 percent live. Not including Germany it is found 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 occurrence of Gerkens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerkens last name increased 1,421 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerkens Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerkens surname are 34.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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.