Gerschke Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerschke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerschke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
United States451:8,054,643356,745
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gerschke Last Name Facts

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

Gerschke is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerschke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,882,912th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Gerschke reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gerschke is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,548,182. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Brandenburg, where 35 percent are found, Berlin, where 29 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 46 percent are found.

Gerschke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gerschke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gerschke last name increased 2,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerschke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerschke last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the party.

Gerschke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.54% more than the national average, earning $72,722 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierschke94102/
Gershke933/
Gerchke931/
Herschke8864/
Garschke8858/
Jerschke8819/
Girschke887/
Giersche887/
Earschke880/
Gerske8641/
Ersche8612/
Gierschei821/
Hersche80514/
Jersche8037/
Gerszke8023/
Gerskie801/
Earsche801/
Goerske800/
Geirske800/
Gerskes800/
Gaerske800/
Gersc771/
Hiersche75279/
Heersche75135/
Herrsche75118/
Hirschke7525/
Järschke7521/
Girschka7518/
Hyrschke7514/
Gerskich756/
Herschka752/
Zirschke751/
Herschey751/
Heirsche750/
Guerskey750/
Herschkeová741/
Garske713,085/
Gorske71327/
Gersky71144/
Gerski7159/
Gerska7120/
Gershkova717/
Jerske715/
Giersk711/
Gerszscki711/
Gerzke711/
Girske710/
Herske710/
Hirsche67319/
Zgersky67130/
Gierski6774/
Hersker6754/
Gorskey6743/
Gorskie6740/
Jerskey6725/
Garskie6724/
Garskey6723/
Herschi6717/
Yerskey6713/
Zgerski6712/
Herskee6711/
Jershky678/
Irschei676/
Erskije674/
Goerski674/
Gierska673/
Jerskie673/
Gorshki672/
Zerschi672/
Gaersky672/
Herscky672/
Gerszka672/
Gorscki671/
Ershchi671/
Guerski671/
Zierske671/
Garshki671/
Herskey670/
Yerskie670/

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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 Gerschke
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