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 found most frequently in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jerk? popularity and diffusion
Jerk is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It is predominantly 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 commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 315 people.
Jerk is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil Jerk is most common in: São Paulo, where 83 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Brazil it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.
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
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- 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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