Gerkis Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gerkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia421:48,8117,408
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gerkis (33) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerzkis929/
Gerkiss922/
Goerkis921/
Erkis9153/
Serkis83676/
Gerkes83207/
Grekis8358/
Gorkis8345/
Gercis8329/
Cerkis8310/
Herkis838/
Zerkis837/
Jerkis832/
Görkis831/
Yerkis831/
Girkis831/
Gerkiz831/
Gerkys831/
Serkies77146/
Gierkes7754/
Herckis7734/
Greckis7732/
Yerkish7714/
Gorkies779/
Erkhais774/
Gerchis774/
Serkeis774/
Serkish772/
Goerkes772/
Gorkijs772/
Győrkis771/
Guerkes771/
Gercais771/
Yerkeis771/
Ngirkis771/
Serkisz771/
Gorkish771/
Gerkich771/
Gerckes771/
Herkish771/
Yerkiss770/
Jerkiss770/
Erkes73805/
Erkiş73720/
Erkiz73411/
Erkiç73146/
Ercis7319/
Erkys737/
Irkis731/
Erkès731/
Garkisch71231/
Gorkisch7122/
Cerckiss711/
Gehrkeus710/
Yerkes672,605/
Herkes67840/
Sirkis67396/
Serkes67356/
Eerkes67283/
Serkiz67199/
Serkys67142/
Görkes6753/
Girkes6744/
Yorkis6731/
Jerkes6731/
Erkhes6726/
Gircis6717/
Gorkes6715/
Gerces6715/
Erckes6714/
Gerkeš6712/
Cerkes6711/
Erquis6711/
Erkess678/
Yercis676/
Erkishova676/
Gerkez676/
Grekes673/
Cerkys672/
Gyrcis671/
Irkish671/
Erkeiz671/
Erkysh671/
Jerkys671/
Serkiç671/
Serkiś671/
Greķis671/
Errkiz671/
Iorkis671/
Garkes670/

Gerkis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gerkis in the Russian language
Геркисgerkis-

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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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  • 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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