Goerken Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Goerken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Goerken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goerken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goerken occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goerken? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Goerken occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Goerken are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Goerken is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goercken | 93 | 8 | / |
| Gerken | 92 | 14,473 | / |
| Gorken | 92 | 53 | / |
| Gehrken | 86 | 663 | / |
| Gercken | 86 | 662 | / |
| Gorcken | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gaerken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gorkn | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gehrcken | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gerkienė | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gaehrken | 80 | 3 | / |
| Geyreken | 80 | 0 | / |
| Görken | 77 | 1,674 | / |
| Gerkin | 77 | 1,271 | / |
| Gorkin | 77 | 1,160 | / |
| Garken | 77 | 65 | / |
| Gurken | 77 | 25 | / |
| Yerken | 77 | 15 | / |
| Aerken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gährken | 71 | 57 | / |
| Aierken | 71 | 19 | / |
| Gehrkin | 71 | 12 | / |
| Garcken | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hearken | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oercuen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Göhrken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heurken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerckin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gurcken | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hauerken | 67 | 63 | / |
| Gearkink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehrkinn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoerchen | 67 | 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
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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 Goerken
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