Oerke Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oerke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oerke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2321:347,00633,780
United States621:5,846,112285,490
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Oerke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oerke is most common in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oerke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oerke is the 895,817th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Oerke reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Oerke is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 347,006. In Germany Oerke is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found and Bremen, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Oerke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oerke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Oerke surname grew 886 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oerke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oerke are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Oerke earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.11% less than the national average, earning $30,155 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goerke914,870/
Oehrke91133/
Oerkey911/
Erke892,179/
Orke89375/
Oerk891/
Goercke83250/
Goehrke83160/
Hoerker831/
Gouerke831/
Ehrke802,534/
Erkie802,024/
Herke801,235/
Yerke80542/
Orkie80289/
Horke80162/
Goerk80140/
Orkeh8062/
Ierke8032/
Đerke8031/
Orkey8030/
Erkey8028/
Erkeh8011/
Eurke8010/
Ourke806/
Orkea805/
Erkhe803/
Oorke801/
Hoerk801/
Earke801/
Erhke801/
Orkee801/
Oerka801/
Erkee801/
Ercke800/
Ohrke800/
O'Gehrke771/
Howerker770/
Horkey73694/
Yerkey73626/
Goerck73320/
Gaerke73180/
Herkey73133/
Ehrcke7385/
Gearke7354/
Aercke7325/
Earket7324/
Owerka7323/
Goerki7322/
Herkeľ7317/
Hercke7316/
Hierke7316/
Goerky7310/
Haerke739/
Gourke738/
Erckie738/
Uehrke737/
Auerke737/
Horkie736/
Oyarke736/
Horkei736/
Oierce733/
Erkkie733/
Orkhei733/
Eurkee732/
Hehrke732/
Oyerce732/
Hourke731/
Horcke731/
Ejerke731/
Orkque731/
Goerké731/
Ajorke731/
Ejarke731/
Orkehy731/
Oireke731/
Ierkhe731/
Goerqe731/
Ouerki731/
Heirke730/
Horkee730/
Eirket730/
Yerkee730/
Aerkes730/
Ouerce730/
Erki671,887/
Arke671,146/
Urke67782/
Gauerke67538/
Orki67150/
Orka67149/
Örke67117/
Erky6734/
Hearkey672/
Gourkee672/
Goercki672/
Goerque672/
Orky672/
Howerka672/
Eirkett671/
Gayerke671/
Goercky671/
Gourkey671/
Ouerzki671/
Oerg671/
Ayorkey671/
Ayerkie671/
Ojarker671/
Erkj671/
Erqe671/
Gearkee670/
Haerker670/
Gearkey670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oerke
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