Gierka Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gierka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gierka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2551:149,05421,316
United States321:11,326,842445,236
France131:5,109,440259,941
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gierka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gierka is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gierka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gierka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 881,213th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname Gierka is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Gierka reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 149,054. Besides Poland this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Gierka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gierka last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

Gierka earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning $42,140 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerka91384/
Girka91272/
Gierke833,928/
Gierko83160/
Guirka83126/
Gerkau8341/
Gehrka8332/
Girkau8320/
Girkat838/
Gierki835/
Gierky832/
Gerkat832/
Guerka831/
Gerhka831/
Gercka830/
Goerka830/
Giercke77157/
Gierkes7754/
Gierkey7724/
Giehrke7715/
Ghierca774/
Gerkach773/
Gerkaya771/
Gherkas771/
Gierkie771/
Gierkke771/
Guirkai771/
Guerkai771/
Gerke7313,205/
Gorka733,590/
Garka731,898/
Girke731,570/
Girko73913/
Gerko73391/
Greka73227/
Gerky7347/
Gerki7323/
Girca7315/
Girki7314/
Gerca738/
Girky736/
Gyrka733/
Gerkó731/
Gherkhah711/
Gehrke6723,552/
Guirki672,327/
Gorkha671,458/
Gherca671,195/
Gercke67766/
Gerkey67231/
Guerke67224/
Gerker67214/
Ghirca67118/
Gherke67106/
Gehrki6795/
Guirke6793/
Gerhke6785/
Geerke6753/
Garkay6747/
Gerkou6746/
Garcka6744/
Girkes6744/
Görkay6741/
Gerkoy6733/
Girkey6725/
Guerki6719/
Gercas6716/
Gerkeš6712/
Ghirke677/
Garkaj677/
Gerkoz677/
Gharka676/
Gherki675/
Garkai675/
Gaarka674/
Gorkai674/
Gorkay674/
Gorkaa673/
Ghorka673/
Guerca673/
Garkha673/
Gerkie673/
Guirca673/
Gerkke673/
Girker672/
Gerkhe672/
Gehrky672/
Gerrke672/
Gerkui671/
Gerzke671/
Gir'ko671/
Girkie671/
Gherky671/
Gorkka671/
Gorkah671/
Garkea671/
Garkau671/
Garrka671/
Görkaş671/
Gerkiz671/
Gerkos671/
Gercìa671/
Gairke671/
Guirky671/
Gyrkha671/
Gierco671/
Gerkeh670/
Gahrka670/
Gerkee670/
Grekka670/
Gherko670/
Gihrke670/

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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 Gierka
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