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Where Does The Last Name Gierke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gierke is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gierke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gierke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Gierke is the 117,247^th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,855,282 people. The last name Gierke is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Gierke live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Gierke is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 2,119 people, or 1 in 37,992. In Germany it is most common in: Berlin, where 18 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Gierke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gierke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gierke surname expanded 1,692 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gierke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Gierke are 9.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Gierke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning R 253,872 per year and in United States they earn 1.09% less than the national average, earning $42,677 USD per year.