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

Harke (Hindi: हरके, Marathi: हारके, Oriya: ହରେକ) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Härke. Click here for other possible spellings of Harke.

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

The last name Harke is the 100,660^th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,553,517 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Harke are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 153,714^th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 2,341 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,741 people, or 1 in 46,241. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Berlin, where 10 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in India, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Harke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Harke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Harke surname increased 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Harke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Harke surname is predominantly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Harke surname are 27.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Harke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $45,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.69% more than the national average, earning $55,989 CAD per year.