Gjerka Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Gjerka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 44 | 1:128,289 | 11,616 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Gjerka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjerka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gjerka is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gjerka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjerka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gjerka is the 2,876,555th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjerka reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Gjerka is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 128,289. In Denmark it is most common in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 48 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 32 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 18 percent reside. Barring Denmark this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjerkaj | 92 | 131 | / |
| Gjerkaas | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gjerko | 83 | 13 | / |
| Gjerke | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gjerkeš | 77 | 254 | / |
| Gjerkiš | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gjerkes | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gjerkis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gjeråker | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gyerkó | 67 | 68 | / |
| Geirke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gyerkes | 62 | 17 | / |
| Ghierca | 62 | 4 | / |
| Grzerca | 62 | 1 | / |
| Guierke | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gehirke | 62 | 0 | / |
| Gcherkos | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kseirkhah | 53 | 3 | / |
| Cserkó | 50 | 76 | / |
| Cserko | 50 | 66 | / |
| Csirka | 50 | 5 | / |
| Cserca | 50 | 1 | / |
| Geirce | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Gjerka
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