Goercke Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Goercke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goercke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador1691:94,1176,059
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Goercke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goercke is carried by more people in Ecuador than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goercke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,014,722nd most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. The surname Goercke occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Goercke are found; 68 percent are found in South America and 68 percent are found in Andean South America.

The last name is most commonly used in Ecuador, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 94,117. In Ecuador it is primarily concentrated in: Azuay Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Ecuador Goercke exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Goercke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goercke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goercke surname rose 492 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goercke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Goercke are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Goercke earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.27% less than the national average, earning $33,971 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goercker930/
Goerke924,870/
Gercke92766/
Goerck92320/
Gorcke924/
Gehrcke86203/
Goehrke86160/
Giercke86157/
Ghercke8611/
Goercki862/
Goerche862/
Goerkes862/
Gerckie861/
Goercky861/
Goerker861/
Gouerke861/
Gerrcke860/
Goercks860/
Gerke8313,205/
Gorke831,237/
Oerke83299/
Goerk83140/
Goerc831/
Gehrke7723,552/
Gierke773,928/
Gerkey77231/
Gaerke77180/
Oehrke77133/
Görcke77113/
Gherke77106/
Gerhke7785/
Gohrke7784/
Gurcke7774/
Gearke7754/
Gource7738/
Garcke7731/
Gorkey7730/
Aercke7725/
Goerki7722/
Goerky7710/
Gorkeh779/
Gourke778/
Gorcki776/
Oierce773/
Gerkie773/
Gerkke773/
Gerkhe772/
Gürcke772/
Oyerce772/
Goërke772/
Gerrke772/
Oerkey771/
Goerké771/
Gorkeu771/
Goerqe771/
Goercs771/
Gerkeh770/
Gerkee770/
Goerka770/
Ouerce770/
Gauerke71538/
Gourche71287/
Gierkey7124/
Gührcke7116/
Giehrke7115/
Ghoherkesh718/
Goergue713/
Gourkee712/
Gorgcki712/
Goerque712/
Gehrkey711/
Gehrkie711/
Gayerke711/
Goesrcg711/
Gorzcki711/
Gourkey711/
Gierkie711/
Gierkke711/
Hoerker711/
Goerkis711/
D'Gerke711/
Gearkee710/
Gurckie710/
Gearkey710/
Gaerker710/
Gearcey710/
Gherkie710/
Gorka673,590/
Görke673,144/
Goerg67580/
Gurke67555/
Yerke67542/
Garke67452/
Gorki67415/
Gürke67406/
Gorky67161/
Gärke6798/
Gorca6768/
Gerky6747/
Görce6739/
Ierke6732/
Gerki6723/
Eurke6710/
Ourke676/
Gurce675/
Earce671/
Earke671/
Eirce671/
Gawercki671/
Ource671/
Oerka671/
O'Gehrke671/
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
  • 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 Goercke
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