Gierk Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gierk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gierk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland741:513,63249,911
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierke913,928/
Gierck919/
Gerk892,117/
Girk89143/
Giercke83157/
Giehrke8315/
Gierkke831/
Gerke8013,205/
Girke801,570/
Gierc80150/
Goerk80140/
Gierg8059/
Geerk8046/
Gehrk8030/
Gerck8026/
Guirk8021/
Guerk8014/
Gherk809/
Gerkc801/
Gerzk800/
Girks800/
Gercke73766/
Goerck73320/
Guerke73224/
Gherke73106/
Guirke7393/
Gerhke7385/
Geerke7353/
Guerck7313/
Gehrck7311/
Ghirke737/
Gerkke733/
Gerkhe732/
Gerrke732/
Cguirk731/
Gairke731/
Gairck731/
Gercks731/
Gherks730/
Geerck730/
Gihrke730/
Grek679,731/
Gerg671,496/
Gerc67703/
Görk67473/
Gork67416/
Girg67257/
Gehrcke67203/
Gark67115/
Guercke6772/
Gerkova6731/
Girkova6724/
Geercke6718/
Gerková6717/
Gerx6717/
Geherke6712/
Ghercke6711/
Gaireke674/
Girc672/
D'Gerke671/
Gerrcke670/

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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 Gierk
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