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

Gerkes is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Gerkeš. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 1,155,901^st most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Gerkes are found; 50 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 741,156. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Mardin Province, where 63 percent reside, Diyarbakir Province, where 30 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Turkey Gerkes exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Gerkes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gerkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerkes last name declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerkes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The amount Gerkes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 175.17% more than the national average, earning S/. 53,341 per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $50,533 CAD per year.