Cerc Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Cerc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cerc (16) may also be a first name.

Cerc Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cerc occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerc? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Cerc are found; 63 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Cerc is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

It is most numerous in Croatia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 528,576. In Croatia Cerc is primarily concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 50 percent are found and Krapina-Zagorje County, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Croatia Cerc occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 19 percent are found and Slovenia, where 13 percent are found.

Cerc Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cerc has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cerc surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cerci89924/
Cearc8993/
Czerc8918/
Cherc895/
Cerch893/
Cercs893/
Cierc893/
Cerck890/
Cerche8045/
Czerch8043/
Scerch8033/
Cherch8030/
Cierch802/
Cherck802/
Cerkch801/
Ceirec801/
Gerc75703/
Cerk75311/
Jerc75115/
Circ7535/
Serc7518/
Cerg756/
Cyrc751/
Cerx751/
Scherck73256/
Scherch73178/
Cherche7334/
Cercova738/
Cherdch733/
Cheirch731/
Cercová731/
Scherhc731/
Scherci731/
Cheerch730/
Scearch730/
Serci67794/
Cherk67510/
Serck67304/
Circi67282/
Zerck67159/
Gierc67150/
Chyrc6796/
Serch6782/
Chirc6764/
Cerke6743/
Tscherch6740/
Gerck6726/
Czercowa6717/
Szerc6717/
Jerck6711/
Sercq679/
Čerch678/
Circh678/
Sherc678/
Cherg677/
Certcova676/
Searc674/
Cerks674/
Circk673/
Zscherch672/
Cierz672/
Sercz671/
Cearg671/
Ceark671/
Circc671/
Zerch671/
Scerk671/
Czyrc671/
Certs671/
Czerk671/
Dczerdcz671/
Gerkc671/
Ceerg671/
Cherq671/
Cyrcz671/
Cierq671/
Cırcı671/
Cuirc670/
Certz670/

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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 Cerc
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