Gerkis Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Gerkis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 42 | 1:48,811 | 7,408 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Gerkis (33) may also be a first name.
Gerkis Demographics
Average Gerkis Salary in
United States
$4,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gerkis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerkis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gerkis (Russian: Геркис) has its highest incidence in Latvia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gerkis.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerkis? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,980,395th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Gerkis live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in Baltic Europe. Gerkis is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 33 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 48,811. In Latvia Gerkis is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 90 percent live, Latgale, where 5 percent live and Semigallia, where 5 percent live. Aside from Latvia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Gerkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gerkis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerkis surname fell 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gerkis Last Name Statistics demography
Gerkis earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerkis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerkis in the Russian language | ||
| Геркис | gerkis | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Gerkis
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