Jerk Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Jerk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Jerk (315) may also be a first name.
Jerk Demographics
Average Male Jerk Height
177.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jerk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jerk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jerk is most common in Brazil. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jerk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jerk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jerk is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 29 percent of Jerk reside; 18 percent reside in Southern Africa and 18 percent reside in Luso-South America. Jerk is also the 494,917th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 315 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil Jerk is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 83 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 17 percent are found. Beside Brazil it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerke | 89 | 2,139 | / |
| Jerkø | 89 | 20 | / |
| Jerck | 89 | 11 | / |
| Tjerk | 89 | 5 | / |
| Jherk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jerkz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Erk | 86 | 4,301 | / |
| Jehrke | 80 | 34 | / |
| Jercke | 80 | 30 | / |
| Jerkås | 80 | 4 | / |
| Djerke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jerkhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jierks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hjerke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gerk | 75 | 2,117 | / |
| Jerg | 75 | 1,123 | / |
| Zerk | 75 | 720 | / |
| Yerk | 75 | 333 | / |
| Cerk | 75 | 311 | / |
| Serk | 75 | 165 | / |
| Jerc | 75 | 115 | / |
| Erkh | 75 | 94 | / |
| Ehrk | 75 | 83 | / |
| Jirk | 75 | 37 | / |
| Jerx | 75 | 19 | / |
| Eråk | 75 | 9 | / |
| Järk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ierk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Erkk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Erkq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ergk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cjrk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jerkova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gerke | 67 | 13,205 | / |
| Yerke | 67 | 542 | / |
| Sierk | 67 | 490 | / |
| Zierk | 67 | 373 | / |
| Serck | 67 | 304 | / |
| Jhirk | 67 | 170 | / |
| Zerck | 67 | 159 | / |
| Serkh | 67 | 35 | / |
| Zerke | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ierke | 67 | 32 | / |
| Gehrk | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gerck | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yoerk | 67 | 22 | / |
| Erkøk | 67 | 20 | / |
| Järke | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ehrck | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hierk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Øzerk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geirk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yerck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jyrek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ierck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jirke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Errck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeerk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djirk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeirk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scerk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seerk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jirkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ierkq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jytrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejrqk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehrkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jairk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seirk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zesrk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yehrk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yerrk | 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
- 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 Jerk
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