Joerke Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Joerke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joerke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Joerke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joerke is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Joerke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Joerke is the 1,691,963rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. Joerke is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Joerke reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Joerke is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,750,119. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 52 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 28 percent reside.

Joerke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Joerke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Joerke surname expanded 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Joerke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Joerke surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Joerke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.93% more than the national average, earning $50,452 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jgoerke922/
Joehrke921/
Jorke91178/
Joerk914/
Jorcke8388/
Jorkey8345/
Yoerke8311/
Jorkeh8310/
Juerke836/
Joerck835/
Jhorke833/
Jaerke832/
Ejerke831/
Jorkie831/
Ajorke831/
Coerke831/
Jorkea831/
Jorkei831/
Jourke830/
Jorkeah7726/
Yoerkie774/
Jourkeh771/
Zoehrke771/
Jaercke771/
Jaherke771/
Yoerker770/
Ioercke770/
Joerg731,376/
Jurke73933/
Jörke73615/
Jarke73420/
Jorka73381/
Jorki73173/
Yoerk7322/
Järke7317/
Soerk732/
Jaerk731/
Jourkesh719/
Jarkie67298/
Jahrke6781/
Yearke6754/
Gearke6754/
Yourke6744/
Jourki6737/
Jorkay6733/
Jarcke6722/
Jarkey6717/
Yoerks6710/
Jorkhi6710/
Joergs679/
Jorkai674/
Jurket672/
Juhrke672/
Jurkie672/
Jorcki671/
Eorkee671/
Ejarke671/
Järked671/
Jurkey671/
Jurker671/
Jorkka671/
Jourka671/
Geurke671/
Jorkoy671/
Jarkeh671/
Jorkoi671/
Jajrke671/
Eherke670/

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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 Joerke
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