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 most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gertken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gertken is the 564,325th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. The surname Gertken occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Gertken live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 45 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 491 people, or 1 in 738,206. In The United States Gertken is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 75 percent reside, Missouri, where 14 percent reside and Kansas, where 2 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Gertken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gertken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gertken last name increased 12,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gertken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gertken surname are 32.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.33% registered with the 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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