Gerko Surname
Approximately 391 people bear this surname
Gerko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 200 | 1:47,505 | 8,091 |
| Russia | 106 | 1:1,359,651 | 95,867 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Gerkó (1) are calculated separately.
Gerko (555) may also be a first name.
Gerko Demographics
Gerko Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Gerko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gerko (Russian: Герко) is found in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Gerkó. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerko? popularity and diffusion
Gerko is the 738,530th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Gerko reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 357,157th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 555 people.
The last name Gerko is most widely held in Belarus, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 47,505. In Belarus Gerko is primarily concentrated in: Grodno Region, where 28 percent live, Minsk Region, where 25 percent live and Minsk, where 20 percent live. Beside Belarus this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Gerko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gerko surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Orthodox (60%) in Belarus and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Gerko surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 42.86% being registered to vote for the political party.
Gerko earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.14% less than the national average, earning $29,279 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerko in the Russian language | ||
| Герко | gerko | - |
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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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- 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 Gerko
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