Gierk Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Gierk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 74 | 1:513,632 | 49,911 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Gierk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gierk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gierk is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gierk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gierk is the 1,806,862nd most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Gierk live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 513,632. Not including Poland this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent live.
Gierk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gierk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gierk surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gierke | 91 | 3,928 | / |
| Gierck | 91 | 9 | / |
| Gerk | 89 | 2,117 | / |
| Girk | 89 | 143 | / |
| Giercke | 83 | 157 | / |
| Giehrke | 83 | 15 | / |
| Gierkke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gerke | 80 | 13,205 | / |
| Girke | 80 | 1,570 | / |
| Gierc | 80 | 150 | / |
| Goerk | 80 | 140 | / |
| Gierg | 80 | 59 | / |
| Geerk | 80 | 46 | / |
| Gehrk | 80 | 30 | / |
| Gerck | 80 | 26 | / |
| Guirk | 80 | 21 | / |
| Guerk | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gherk | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gerkc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gerzk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Girks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gercke | 73 | 766 | / |
| Goerck | 73 | 320 | / |
| Guerke | 73 | 224 | / |
| Gherke | 73 | 106 | / |
| Guirke | 73 | 93 | / |
| Gerhke | 73 | 85 | / |
| Geerke | 73 | 53 | / |
| Guerck | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gehrck | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ghirke | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gerkke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gerkhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gerrke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cguirk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gairke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gairck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gercks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gherks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Geerck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gihrke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Grek | 67 | 9,731 | / |
| Gerg | 67 | 1,496 | / |
| Gerc | 67 | 703 | / |
| Görk | 67 | 473 | / |
| Gork | 67 | 416 | / |
| Girg | 67 | 257 | / |
| Gehrcke | 67 | 203 | / |
| Gark | 67 | 115 | / |
| Guercke | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gerkova | 67 | 31 | / |
| Girkova | 67 | 24 | / |
| Geercke | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gerková | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gerx | 67 | 17 | / |
| Geherke | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ghercke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gaireke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Girc | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Gerke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerrcke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Gierk
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