Gerntke Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerntke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerntke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Gerntke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerntke occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gerntke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerntke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Gerntke reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gerntke is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 1,437,597. In Germany Gerntke is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 41 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 20 percent reside and Thuringia, where 14 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guerntke931/
Gernetke931/
Gyerntkye889/
Girntke866/
Gerintik8010/
Gerontaki75245/
Gerantika7515/
Gerontakou712/
Gerontikou712/
Geraniotaki672/
Gernetic671/
Zerintka670/
Gerenduku631/
Gerendokwa591/
Gyurindak5032/
Gyurindák502/

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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 Gerntke
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