Gertke Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Gertke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 26 | 1:78,848 | 11,595 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Gertke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gertke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gertke (Russian: Гертке) occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gertke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gertke is the 3,017,195th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Gertke live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The last name Gertke is most widespread in Latvia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 78,848. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 96 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Latvia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaertke | 92 | 11 | / |
| Gertcke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gertkie | 92 | 0 | / |
| Gartke | 83 | 149 | / |
| Gretke | 83 | 44 | / |
| Gärtke | 83 | 28 | / |
| Hertke | 83 | 3 | / |
| Görtke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zertke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Girtker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaerdke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerdket | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gertche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heartke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chertke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erdke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gertc | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gerdåker | 71 | 2 | / |
| Heartker | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gredke | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ertche | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gardke | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zertka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gortki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hertka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ertkaa | 67 | 1 | / |
Gertke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gertke in the Russian language | ||
| Гертке | gertke | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gertke
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