Gierek Surname

285,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gierek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gierek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,1691:32,5145,001
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
France331:2,012,810168,616
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gierek (11) may also be a first name.

Gierek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gierek has its highest incidence in Poland. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gierek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 285,302nd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,406,191 people. The last name Gierek is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Gierek live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Gierek is also the 3,487,849th most common first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

Gierek is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 1,169 people, or 1 in 32,514. Other than Poland this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Gierek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gierek last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Gierek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning $46,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $50,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierzek9214/
Giereke9210/
Giereyk922/
Gerek911,772/
Girek91318/
Gierecke867/
Gereke83899/
Gieryk83181/
Gerrek8327/
Gergek8323/
Gereks838/
Gereck836/
Guerek834/
Ngerek834/
Gierik833/
Gerekh832/
Gierec832/
Gehrek831/
Giereg831/
Geerek831/
Goerek830/
Gerecke772,393/
Guereke7719/
Gerekht777/
Gerekhe774/
Gaireke774/
Gehreke773/
Guireke771/
Gerekke771/
Gierick771/
Gireesk771/
Gireekh771/
Geretke771/
Ghereke770/
Gerreck770/
Gierike770/
Gerreke770/
Gerik731,203/
Gereg73870/
Geryk73641/
Girik73579/
Gorek73566/
Görek73296/
Gerec73121/
Garek7384/
Gireg7333/
Gerex7326/
Girex736/
Gireq734/
Gereq731/
Gierickx71195/
Gereková7183/
Gehrecke7142/
Gerekova711/
Giericke711/
Gerigk672,544/
Gerike671,069/
Ghereg67789/
Gerick67653/
Gierig67256/
Göreke67163/
Gerecs67151/
Gerikh67148/
Gereec6755/
Geraik6730/
Geriek6729/
Goreck6726/
Gharek6723/
Gerzik6718/
Gorrek6712/
Gorekh679/
Ngirik678/
Goriek676/
Gherec673/
Gerrik673/
Goreuk673/
Guerik673/
Gairik672/
Getrex672/
Gierecová672/
Guerec672/
Gerect671/
Garekh671/
Girikc671/
Giroyk671/
Goreak671/
Goreek671/
Goerik671/
Geregh671/
Gergec671/
Giriok671/
Goerec671/
Gitryk671/
Guirec671/
Gereig671/
Gieriková671/
Ngerec671/
Gareak671/
Ngireg671/
Gareck670/
Gareek670/

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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 Gierek
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