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

Gerkes occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Gerkeš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Gerkes is the 1,155,901^st most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Gerkes reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 741,156. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Mardin Province, where 63 percent live, Diyarbakir Province, where 30 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Gerkes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gerkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerkes surname contracted 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.