Cerkez Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Cerkez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerkez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Austria401:212,88626,249
Bosnia and Herzegovina251:141,4569,707
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
France91:7,380,302306,885
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Čerkez (1,098) & Ćerkez (4) are calculated separately.

Cerkez (72) may also be a first name.

Cerkez Last Name Facts

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

Cerkez is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as: Čerkez or Ćerkez. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerkez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 864,701st most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Cerkez reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 72 people.

The surname Cerkez is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 24 percent live, Colorado, where 16 percent live and Virginia, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent live and Austria, where 13 percent live.

Cerkez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cerkez are 28.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Cerkez earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% less than the national average, earning $46,367 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čerkez941,098/
Ćerkez944/
Cherkez921,248/
Cserkesz8610/
Tcherkez862/
Cherckez861/
Kerkez832,126/
Serkez83230/
Cerkes8311/
Gerkez836/
Šerkez832/
Cerkeş831/
Cerkezova8012/
Tcherkesz801/
Cherkes772,385/
Cerchez771,219/
Czerkes7721/
Cierkes7714/
Cherkyz778/
Cerkess777/
Tserkez775/
Cerquez772/
Cerkese771/
Cherqez771/
Cerkies771/
Cherkezowa759/
Cerkeszová752/
Czerkies711,095/
Cherkess7192/
Cherchez7142/
Tcherkes7128/
Cherkesh712/
Cherkets711/
Cherckes711/
Cierkies711/
Czerkieś711/
Czerkisz711/
Kerkes67372/
Serkes67356/
Çerkeş67275/
Serkyz67250/
Gerkes67207/
Serkiz67199/
Cerces6792/
Čerkezova6754/
Cerciz6749/
Jerkes6731/
Kerkeš6725/
Gerkeš6712/
Cerkis6710/
Schierkes6710/
Čerkes677/
Tscherkes676/
Kerkiz676/
Cerkys672/
Cerkesova672/
Sérkez671/
Čerkezová671/
Kerkezová671/
Kirkez671/
Cerceş671/
Serkeş671/
Gerkiz671/
Cirkes671/
Cirkiz671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cerkez
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