Gerkin Surname

299,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Gerkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1081:327,12929,706
Turkey641:1,215,96051,402
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Israel231:372,07130,321
England211:2,653,24194,788
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:179,99516,051

Gerkin (20) may also be a first name.

Gerkin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gerkin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gerkin (Russian: Геркин) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gerkin.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerkin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 299,328th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,733,710 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Gerkin are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gerkin is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 20 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,108 people, or 1 in 327,129. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 14 percent live, Michigan, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Gerkin is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Gerkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gerkin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 397 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerkin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gerkin are 25.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.82% being registered to vote for the party.

Gerkin earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,405 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerkina9248/
Gerzkin9223/
Geerkin9221/
Gherkin9220/
Gehrkin9212/
Gerckin921/
Guerkin920/
Erkin916,977/
Gehrking86185/
Geerking8621/
Guerkink865/
Gerkienė864/
Geerckin861/
Gierkina861/
Gierking860/
Gehrkinn860/
Gerken8314,473/
Serkin832,133/
Gorkin831,160/
Erkina831,091/
Garkin83790/
Girkin83593/
Grekin83216/
Gercin83192/
Zerkin83186/
Jerkin83125/
Yerkin83102/
Cerkin8312/
Ierkin8310/
Herkin839/
Gyrkin838/
Ergkin831/
Gerkinova802/
Geerken77873/
Gehrken77663/
Gercken77662/
Zerkina77222/
Girkina77152/
Gerchin7734/
Serkijn7722/
Guirkin7716/
Herkink7716/
Girking7712/
Sierkin7711/
Gerqina776/
Jerkina776/
Seerkin774/
Goerken774/
Greckin773/
Gyrkina771/
Yerkina771/
Jerkinn771/
Jerkion771/
Gaerken771/
Gherken771/
Zherkin771/
Sergkin771/
Hjerkin771/
Jerkind771/
Serckin771/
Gerquin771/
Errkina771/
Geirken770/
Garckin770/
Herckin770/
Erken7315,883/
Irkin731,087/
Ercin73236/
Erkyn73109/
Erkén7319/
Gorkn737/
Erqin733/
Erkün732/
Erkinova716,729/
Guerquin71289/
Geercken71164/
Hjerkinn7158/
Gehrcken7111/
Goercken718/
Gaehrken713/
Girkienė712/
Geehrken712/
Zherkina711/
Hjerkind711/
Heirkink710/
Heerkind710/
Geyreken710/
Görken671,674/
Sirkin671,163/
Herken67402/
Zirkin67324/
Yorkin67290/
Härkin67129/
Erkyna67122/
Irkina67106/
Cirkin6797/
Ercken6775/
Garken6765/
Gorken6753/
Serken6744/
Girken6727/
Gercen6724/
Zerkyn6717/
Yerken6715/
Erchin6711/
Hyrkin679/
Jyrkin678/
Zyrkin676/
Hercin676/
Iorkin674/
Jerken674/
Yerkinova674/
Jercin673/
Yercin673/
Greken672/
Erkoen672/
Gerkem672/
Herkyn672/
Greknn671/
Görcin671/
Erkeen671/
Erqing671/
Earcin671/
Ayrkin671/
Erkünt671/
Erqqin671/
Errken670/

Gerkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerkin in the Russian language
Геркинgerkin-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gerkin
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