Jerk Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Denmark

Jerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Jerk (315) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerke892,139/
Jerkø8920/
Jerck8911/
Tjerk895/
Jherk891/
Jerkz891/
Erk864,301/
Jehrke8034/
Jercke8030/
Jerkås804/
Djerke802/
Jerkhe801/
Jierks801/
Hjerke800/
Gerk752,117/
Jerg751,123/
Zerk75720/
Yerk75333/
Cerk75311/
Serk75165/
Jerc75115/
Erkh7594/
Ehrk7583/
Jirk7537/
Jerx7519/
Eråk759/
Järk752/
Ierk751/
Erkk751/
Erkq751/
Ergk751/
Cjrk751/
Jerkova732/
Gerke6713,205/
Yerke67542/
Sierk67490/
Zierk67373/
Serck67304/
Jhirk67170/
Zerck67159/
Serkh6735/
Zerke6734/
Ierke6732/
Gehrk6730/
Gerck6726/
Yoerk6722/
Erkøk6720/
Järke6717/
Ehrck6713/
Hierk677/
Øzerk674/
Geirk674/
Yerck673/
Jyrek673/
Ierck672/
Jirke672/
Errck672/
Zeerk672/
Djirk671/
Zeirk671/
Scerk671/
Seark671/
Seerk671/
Jirkh671/
Ierkq671/
Jytrk671/
Gerkc671/
Ejrqk671/
Sehrk671/
Ehrkh671/
Zeark671/
Jairk670/
Seirk670/
Zesrk670/
Yehrk670/
Yerrk670/

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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
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  • 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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