Tjerk Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Tjerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tjerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Tjerk (2,839) may also be a first name.

Tjerk Last Name Facts

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

Tjerk is found most in Belgium. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tjerk.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjerk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tjerk are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Tjerk is also the 136,676th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 2,839 people.

The last name Tjerk is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 11,496,644. In Belgium Tjerk is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerk8934/
Jerke802,139/
Jerkø8020/
Tierk8013/
Jerck8011/
Jherk801/
Jerkz801/
Jehrke7334/
Jercke7330/
Jerkås734/
Djerke732/
Jerkhe731/
Tierck730/
Tierks730/
Hjerke730/
Gerk672,117/
Jerg671,123/
Zerk67720/
Cerk67311/
Serk67165/
Jerc67115/
Jirk6737/
Jerx6719/
Cjrk671/

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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 Tjerk
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