Certov Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Certov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Certov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria881:96,76614,085
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Čertov (1) are calculated separately.

Certov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Certov occurs in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Čertov. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Certov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,839,022nd most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Certov are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Certov is most numerous in Austria, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 96,766. In Austria it is most prevalent in: Carinthia, where 90 percent reside and Styria, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Austria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 8 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čertov941/
Chertov924,190/
Certova9222/
Certovs9216/
Chertova863,656/
Sertov83105/
Kertov8391/
Gertov8330/
Cretov838/
Certow831/
Zertov831/
Cheyretov801/
Chertow77132/
Sertova7799/
Kertova7769/
Czertow7717/
Tšertov7712/
Zertova7710/
Tsertov779/
Shertov774/
Zhertov771/
Chertoff71250/
Chyortov7131/
Tšertova7112/
Schertow717/
Chyrtova714/
Chertouf712/
Shertova712/
Chirtova711/
Kretov676,308/
Sheyretov6748/
Chyortova6735/
Tchertoff6731/
Gertow6710/
Zyrtov679/
Sirtov678/
Kirtov677/
Kyrtov675/
Sheiretov674/
Syrtov673/
Tschertow671/
Kertof671/
Sretov671/
Girtov671/
Schiertob670/

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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
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  • 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 Certov
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