Gerkman Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Gerkman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerkman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1381:39,8315,027
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Slovenia821:30,3386,145
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway31:1,714,09579,528

Gerkman Last Name Facts

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

Gerkman occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerkman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 775,315th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Gerkman live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 39,831. In Finland it is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 82 percent are found, Southwest Finland, where 8 percent are found and Åland Islands, where 4 percent are found. Not including Finland it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Slovenia, where 22 percent are found.

Gerkman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gerkman last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gerkman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40% less than the national average, earning 207,645 kr per year and in United States they earn 49.08% more than the national average, earning $64,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerkmann9367/
Erkman92740/
Erkmann86449/
Erckman8655/
Herkman8650/
Gärkman8636/
Earkman8626/
Yerkman8618/
Gercman8612/
Serkman868/
Erkmane863/
Esrkman861/
Eurkman860/
Erckmann80212/
Herckman8037/
Herkmann803/
Djerkman803/
Yerkhman802/
Erkmmann801/
Zerkmann801/
Ercman7712/
Erkmam772/
Irkman771/
Erkmon770/
Yorkman71197/
Hercman7196/
Grecman7169/
Zirkman7123/
Sirkman7111/
Härkman718/
Ercmane714/
Garcman712/
Eerreckman711/
Cirkman711/
Hirkman711/
Irkmane711/
Zeerrkhman711/
Zirkmann679/
Hercmane672/
Kheerrkhman671/
Grecmann671/
Khairkman631/
Schrekman630/
Ercmam621/

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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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  • 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 Gerkman
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