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

The surname Harke (Hindi: हरके, Marathi: हारके, Oriya: ହରେକ) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Härke. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Harke is the 100,660^th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,553,517 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Harke reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 153,714^th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 2,341 people.

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

Harke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Harke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Harke last name expanded 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Harke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Harke last name are 27.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.23% being registered with the political 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.