Gierke Surname

117,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gierke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gierke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1191:37,9925,023
United States1,2011:301,79827,800
Australia2401:112,48212,520
South Africa1711:316,82930,013
Chile841:209,7206,593
Poland611:623,09455,804
Wales141:221,03813,576
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Gierke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gierke occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gierke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gierke is the 117,247th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,855,282 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Gierke reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent 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 reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 13 percent reside. Barring Germany Gierke exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Gierke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Gierke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gierke surname are 9.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.57% registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giercke92157/
Gierkes9254/
Gierkey9224/
Giehrke9215/
Gierkie921/
Gierkke921/
Gerke9113,205/
Girke911,570/
Gierk91104/
Gehrke8323,552/
Goerke834,870/
Gercke83766/
Gierka83306/
Gerkey83231/
Guerke83224/
Gerker83214/
Gaerke83180/
Gherke83106/
Guirke8393/
Gerhke8385/
Geerke8353/
Girkes8344/
Girkey8325/
Gerkeš8312/
Gierck839/
Ghirke837/
Gierki835/
Gerkie833/
Gircke833/
Gerkke833/
Girker832/
Gierky832/
Gerkhe832/
Gerrke832/
Gerzke831/
Girkie831/
Gairke831/
Gerkeh830/
Gerkee830/
Gihrke830/
Gerk802,117/
Girk80143/
Goercke77250/
Gehrcke77203/
Goehrke77160/
Guercke7772/
Geercke7718/
Geherke7712/
Ghercke7711/
Gercker775/
Gaireke774/
Guerkes771/
Gehrkey771/
Guerker771/
Gehrker771/
Gerckes771/
Gierche771/
D'Gerke771/
Guirkey770/
Gerrcke770/
Gherkie770/
Görke733,144/
Gorke731,237/
Garke73452/
Gerka73384/
Girka73272/
Gierc73150/
Gerce73127/
Gärke7398/
Greke7370/
Gierg7359/
Gerky7347/
Geerk7346/
Gehrk7330/
Gerck7326/
Gerki7323/
Guirk7321/
Girki7314/
Guerk7314/
Gherk739/
Girky736/
Gērke731/
Gerkc731/
Girks730/
Gerzk730/
Geherker711/
Guirki672,327/
Gorkhe671,715/
Görkey67247/
Gergue67135/
Görcke67113/
Gehrki6795/
Gohrke6784/
Göhrke6768/
Görkes6753/
Görkeç6739/
Gerkoy6733/
Gharke6732/
Gehrka6732/
Garcke6731/
Gorkey6730/
Garkey6727/
Goerki6722/
Grecke6719/
Guerki6719/
Gerche6718/
Garkej6714/
Guerck6713/
Gerque6711/
Gehrck6711/
Goerky6710/
Gorkeh679/
Gahrke677/
Gherki675/
Gercey674/
Gorcke674/
Garkee673/
Győrke673/
Garkhe672/
Gehrky672/
Grekey672/
Goërke672/
Cguirk671/
Gehrkeová671/
Gerkui671/
Gherky671/
Garkea671/
Gairck671/
Goerké671/
Gerhka671/
Gerkiz671/
Gorkeu671/
Goerqe671/
Gercks671/
Guirky671/
Gercka670/
Garhke670/
Gherks670/
Geerck670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gierke
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