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

Goerke occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Goërke or Goerké. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 97,455^th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,496,416 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Goerke reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 3,446 people, or 1 in 23,362. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Berlin, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.

Goerke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Goerke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 954 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goerke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Goerke surname are 14.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Goerke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.15% more than the national average, earning R 430,488 per year; in United States they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $45,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.46% less than the national average, earning $41,504 CAD per year.