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

Gerkin (Russian: Геркин) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gerkin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gerkin is the 299,328th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,733,710 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Gerkin reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gerkin is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,108 people, or 1 in 327,129. In The United States it is most frequent in: Indiana, where 14 percent are found, Michigan, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 5 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Gerkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gerkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerkin surname increased 397 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerkin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerkin surname 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gerkin
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