Goehrke Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Goehrke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goehrke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1241:649,23850,829
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579

Goehrke Last Name Facts

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

Goehrke is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Goehrke.

How Common Is The Last Name Goehrke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Goehrke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Goehrke reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Goehrke is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 649,238. In Germany it is mostly found in: Berlin, where 41 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.

Goehrke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goehrke surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Goehrke earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.95% more than the national average, earning $60,817 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehrke9223,552/
Goerke924,870/
Oehrke92133/
Gohrke9284/
Goercke86250/
Gehrcke86203/
Giehrke8615/
Goerkes862/
Gehrkey861/
Gehrkie861/
Goerker861/
Gouerke861/
Gerke8313,205/
Gorke831,237/
Oerke83299/
Goerk83140/
O'Gehrke801/
Goercker800/
Gierke773,928/
Gorkhe771,715/
Gercke77766/
Goerck77320/
Gerkey77231/
Gaerke77180/
Gherke77106/
Gehrki7795/
Gerhke7785/
Göhrke7768/
Gearke7754/
Guhrke7748/
Gharke7732/
Gorkey7730/
Ghurke7723/
Goerki7722/
Gorkie7715/
Goerky7710/
Gorkeh779/
Gourke778/
Uehrke777/
Gahrke777/
Gorcke774/
Gerkie773/
Gührke773/
Gerkke773/
Gerkhe772/
Gehrky772/
Goërke772/
Gerrke772/
Oerkey771/
Goerké771/
Gorkeu771/
Goerqe771/
Gerkeh770/
Gerkee770/
Goerka770/
Gauerke71538/
Giercke71157/
Gierkey7124/
Gührcke7116/
Ghercke7111/
Ghoherkesh718/
Goergue713/
Ghorkhe712/
Gourkee712/
Goercki712/
Goerque712/
Goerche712/
Gayerke711/
Gerckie711/
Goercky711/
Gourkey711/
Gierkie711/
Gierkke711/
Hoerker711/
Gorkhei711/
Goerkis711/
D'Gerke711/
Gorkhey711/
Gharkey710/
Gerrcke710/
Gearkee710/
Goercks710/
Gearkey710/
Gaerker710/
Gearker710/
Gherkie710/
Gorka673,590/
Görke673,144/
Goerg67580/
Gurke67555/
Yerke67542/
Garke67452/
Gorki67415/
Gürke67406/
Gorky67161/
Gärke6798/
Gerky6747/
Ierke6732/
Gerki6723/
Eurke6710/
Ourke676/
Earke671/
Oerka671/
Goerc671/
Gērke671/
Gearkhea670/
Howerker670/

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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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  • 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 Goehrke
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