Jerkins Surname

240,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Jerkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6011:226,39521,870
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England121:4,643,172139,951
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Jerkins (49) may also be a first name.

Jerkins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jerkins occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerkins? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 240,883rd most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,390,088 people. The last name Jerkins occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Jerkins are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 49 people.

The last name Jerkins is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,601 people, or 1 in 226,395. In The United States it is most frequent in: Alabama, where 20 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Jerkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jerkins has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 880 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jerkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jerkins are 25.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jerkins earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning 305,640 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.5% less than the national average, earning R 131,880 per year and in United States they earn 10.37% less than the national average, earning $38,673 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jearkins9317/
Jeerkins931/
Jeurkins930/
Erkins92228/
Gerkins86125/
Yerkins8658/
Jerkens8633/
Serkins868/
Cerkins862/
Gerckins801/
Gherkins800/
Erkens774,295/
Gerkens712,057/
Erckens71230/
Girkins71101/
Cirkins7113/
Yerkens712/
Jercens711/
Sirkins711/
Ehrkens710/
Gerckens67390/
Gehrkens67107/
Gehrckens6390/
Gierckens6328/
Hierckens6325/
Erkenz625/
Girkens5758/
Gercens5712/
Cirkens571/
Jērcēns571/

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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 Jerkins
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