Gohrke Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Gohrke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 61 | 1:1,319,762 | 83,187 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Göhrke (68) are calculated separately.
Gohrke Demographics
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Gohrke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gohrke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gohrke is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Göhrke. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gohrke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gohrke is the 2,047,559th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gohrke are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 1,319,762. In Germany Gohrke is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 31 percent reside and Saxony, where 20 percent reside. Barring Germany it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Gohrke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gohrke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gohrke surname expanded 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gohrke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gohrke 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.
Gohrke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.
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Gohrke Reference & Research
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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 Gohrke
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