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

The last name Gilke (Hindi: गिल्के, Marathi: िगलके, Russian: Гильке) is most common in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 635,252^nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Gilke reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gilke is also the 2,446,817^th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Gilke is most commonly held 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 are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Germany it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Gilke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gilke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Gilke surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political 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.