Guhrke Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Guhrke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guhrke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
United States231:15,759,084542,937
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Gührke (3) are calculated separately.

Guhrke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guhrke occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Gührke. For other possible spellings of Guhrke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guhrke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Guhrke reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Guhrke is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany Guhrke is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 32 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 48 percent are found.

Guhrke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guhrke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guhrke surname grew 767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guhrke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guhrke surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Guhrke earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.75% less than the national average, earning $22,114 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gührke943/
Gurke91555/
Gurkhe83821/
Gurcke8374/
Gurkey8328/
Ghurke8323/
Gourke838/
Ghirke837/
Gaurke835/
Gurkei832/
Gurkie831/
Gurkeh831/
Gurkes831/
Gurzke831/
Gihrke830/
Gurk80879/
Urke80782/
Goehrke77160/
Gaurkee7757/
Gührcke7716/
Ghorkhe772/
Gourkee772/
Gurzkie771/
Gourkey771/
Gurckie770/
Gurka732,008/
Girke731,570/
Gorke731,237/
Gurki73930/
Gurkh73672/
Gürke73406/
Horke73162/
Gurky7341/
Eurke7310/
Gurck737/
Uirke737/
Hurke736/
Ourke736/
Gurce735/
Ghork735/
Urkey734/
Urked731/
Urkie731/
Ghurk731/
Urket730/
Aurke730/
Gaurkhed712/
Goerke674,870/
Gurkha671,899/
Gorkhe671,715/
Horkey67694/
Oehrke67133/
Ghurka6761/
Ghurki6751/
Gource6738/
Gürkez6733/
Gorkey6730/
Gurkhi6727/
Girkey6725/
Gurche6725/
Gurzki6720/
Gorkie6715/
Gürkey6713/
Gourka6712/
Hürkey6710/
Gurkaj679/
Gorkeh679/
Gourki678/
Gurkis677/
Horkei676/
Horkie676/
Ghorki675/
Hurkey675/
Gorcke674/
Gircke673/
Ghorka673/
Gurkka672/
Gurkch672/
Urcker672/
Urkhed672/
Eurkee672/
Gürcke672/
Gurcka672/
Girkie671/
Hourke671/
Horcke671/
Gaurka671/
Ghorkh671/
Ghurkh671/
Guurka671/
Ngurck671/
Gurkai671/
Gurhka671/
Horkee670/

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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 Guhrke
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