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

Gilke (Hindi: गिल्के, Marathi: िगलके, Russian: Гильке) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 635,252^nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Gilke are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817^th most frequent given name globally, borne by 20 people.

Gilke is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 188,097. In Germany Gilke is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Gilke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gilke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilke last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gilke last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Gilke earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.92% less than the national average, earning $34,986 USD per year.