Jerks Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Jerks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Jerks Last Name Facts

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

Jerks is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Jerks reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Jerks is most common in: Michigan, where 74 percent reside, Minnesota, where 5 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 28 percent reside.

Jerks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jerks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jerks last name increased 271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jerks Last Name Statistics demography

Jerks earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.21% more than the national average, earning $51,868 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjerks9193/
Jerkås914/
Jierks911/
Erks89379/
Erksh80785/
Yerks80334/
Gerks80172/
Cerks804/
Jerkz801/
Errks801/
Ercks800/
Zerks800/
Sierks73337/
Järkås7318/
Yoerks7310/
Yerksh737/
Searks732/
Gercks731/
Seirks731/
Siercks67270/
Ergs6728/
Jerx6719/
Erkx672/

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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 Jerks
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