Gerske Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gerske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gerske Last Name Facts

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

Gerske occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerske? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Gerske are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Gerske is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Gerske is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 30 percent live, California, where 26 percent live and Arizona, where 22 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Gerske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gerske has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerske surname expanded 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerske Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerske last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Gerske earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.96% more than the national average, earning $67,294 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerszke9223/
Gershke923/
Gerskie921/
Goerske920/
Geirske920/
Gerskes920/
Gaerske920/
Gerschke8697/
Guerskey860/
Garske833,085/
Gorske83327/
Gersky83144/
Gerski8359/
Gerska8320/
Jerske835/
Giersk831/
Gerzke831/
Girske830/
Herske830/
Gierschke80102/
Zgersky77130/
Gierski7774/
Hersker7754/
Gorskey7743/
Gorskie7740/
Jerskey7725/
Garskie7724/
Garskey7723/
Yerskey7713/
Zgerski7712/
Herskee7711/
Erskije774/
Goerski774/
Jerskie773/
Gierska773/
Gaersky772/
Gerszka772/
Guerski771/
Gerchke771/
Zierske771/
Herskey770/
Yerskie770/
Erski73308/
Ersky7314/
Zersk738/
Erska737/
Girsk732/
Gersc731/
Gerzk730/
Herschke7164/
Garschke7158/
Jerschke7119/
Girschke717/
Giersche717/
Gerskich716/
Gerskaya714/
Guerrsky711/
Cherskey711/
Zgerskis711/
Zgerskiy711/
Earschke710/
Gorski6716,849/
Gorsky674,760/
Garski671,270/
Herzke67418/
Girsky67170/
Cerski67159/
Garsky67137/
Zgerskaya6785/
Jersky6762/
Sersky6761/
Hyrske6748/
Jerski6745/
Herska6731/
Yersky6723/
Girski6723/
Erskoi6720/
Herski6718/
Erskyi6717/
Garský6716/
Zersky6713/
Ersche6712/
Gorský679/
Erskis679/
Gershkova677/
Gyrski674/
Zerski673/
Girska673/
Görski672/
Girská671/
Herská671/
Gierschei671/
Eurski671/
Ierski671/
Gyrska671/
Hersky670/
Jerska670/

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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 Gerske
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