Gertken Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gertken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gertken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4911:738,20657,824
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gertken (45) may also be a first name.

Gertken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gertken is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gertken is the 564,325th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,990,278 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Gertken are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name internationally, held by 45 people.

The surname Gertken is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 738,206. In The United States Gertken is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 75 percent live, Missouri, where 14 percent live and Kansas, where 2 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Gertken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gertken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 12,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gertken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gertken last name are 32.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gertken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $47,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hertken861/
Gertkin861/
Gerdken861/
Gertchen8095/
Gartkin710/
Girtchen6725/
Hertchen670/
Sirtkin573/
Jerdkin571/
Serdkin571/
Gardkin570/
Girdkin570/
Zherdkin537/
Zherdkyn531/

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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 Gertken
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