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 surname Oerke is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oerke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oerke is the 895,817th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Oerke live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 347,006. In Germany Oerke is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside and Bremen, where 8 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Oerke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oerke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oerke last name expanded 886 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oerke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oerke surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with 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
  • 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 Oerke
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