Jerkens Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Jerkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Jerkens Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jerkens Come From? nationality or country of origin

Jerkens is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerkens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Jerkens occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Jerkens live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Jerkens is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States Jerkens is most frequent in: New York, where 56 percent are found, California, where 28 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in Latvia, where 3 percent are found.

Jerkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jerkens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jerkens last name grew 229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jerkens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jerkens last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Jerkens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erkens924,295/
Gerkens862,057/
Jerkins861,660/
Erckens86230/
Herkens86144/
Yerkens862/
Jercens861/
Ehrkens860/
Heerkens801,163/
Gerckens80390/
Herckens80209/
Gehrkens80107/
Jearkins8017/
Jeerkins801/
Jeurkins800/
Erkins77228/
Erkenz775/
Gehrckens7590/
Gierckens7528/
Hierckens7525/
Hearkenss751/
Herkins71172/
Gerkins71125/
Girkens7158/
Yerkins7158/
Gercens7112/
Serkins718/
Cerkins712/
Cirkens711/
Circkens6729/
Girckens679/
Heerkins676/
Gerckins671/
Cherkins671/
Herckins670/
Hearkins670/
Gherkins670/
Girkins57101/
Cirkins5713/
Sirkins571/
Jērcēns571/
Hirkins570/

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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 Jerkens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis