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

Jerk is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. Jerk is mostly found in Europe, where 29 percent of Jerk are found; 18 percent are found in Southern Africa and 18 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 494,917th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 315 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 83 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

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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