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
Gierk is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gierk? popularity and diffusion
Gierk is the 1,806,862nd most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Gierk 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 surname Gierk is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 513,632. Apart from 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 frequency of Gierk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 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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