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
Gerkis (Russian: Геркис) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerkis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,980,395th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name globally, held by 33 people.
It is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 48,811. In Latvia Gerkis is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 90 percent live, Latgale, where 5 percent live and Semigallia, where 5 percent live. Outside of Latvia it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Gerkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gerkis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 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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