Cognomen Gierke (Gierke 
, Гирке 
) , across the world, is quite a rare family name. The surname Gierke is habitual in Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Malta, and Australia, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Germany, the United States, and South Africa. Much less frequently, Gierke is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Gierke | Australia, Poland, South Africa, Germany, United States |
| Гирке | Russia |
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julius gierke German judge, politician, jurist and lawyer (1807-1855), DE (b. 1807) |
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otto von gierke German philosopher (1841–1921), PL (b. 1841) |
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hans paul bernhard gierke German anatomist, DE (b. 1847) |
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| john gierke (b. 1863) |
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| julius von gierke German jurist (1875–1960), DE (b. 1875) |
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| edgar von gierke German physician (1877–1945), DE (b. 1877) |
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| hildegard von gierke German social pedagogue, DE (b. 1880) |
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| wilhelm edward gierke (b. 1885) |
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| hans gierke (b. 1895) |
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| karl gierke DE (b. 1900) |
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| walter c. gierke (b. 1903) |
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| max gierke German TV producer, PL (b. 1917) |
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| gisela gierke (b. 1922) |
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| karl-heinz gierke German actor, DE (b. 1938) |
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| hedwig herzog-von gierke badminton player, DE (b. 1958) |
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