Cerketa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cerketa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerketa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
England11:55,718,059489,080
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Ćerketa (194) are calculated separately.

Cerketa Last Name Facts

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

Cerketa is found most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also be found as a variant: Ćerketa. Click here for other possible spellings of Cerketa.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerketa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cerketa is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Cerketa occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Cerketa are found; 50 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 3,536,402. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina Cerketa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Serbia, where 25 percent live.

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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 Cerketa
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