Gierkens Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gierkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gierkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176

Gierkens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gierkens has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gierkens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,860,621st most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Gierkens reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gierkens is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,963,548. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 95 percent live and Saarland, where 2 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 25 percent live and Belgium, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierckens9428/
Gerkens932,057/
Girkens9358/
Geerkens88905/
Gerckens88390/
Gehrkens88107/
Girckens889/
Goerkens880/
Gehrckens8290/
Geerckens821/
Gerkins80125/
Girkins80101/
Gercens8012/
Guirkins7516/
Geerkins7515/
Gerckins751/
Gherkins750/
Gheerkins711/
Gorkins6789/
Garkins672/
Greckins502/

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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 Gierkens
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