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Where Does The Last Name Gerks Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gerks is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerks? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,310,135^th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Gerks live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 570,961. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent live, Berlin, where 7 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Gerks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gerks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerks surname rose 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerks Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Gerks surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gerks earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $55,275 USD per year.