Certova Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Certova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Certova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia111:186,36821,302
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Certova Last Name Facts

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

Certova is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Certova? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Certova live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in Baltic Europe.

It is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 186,368. In Latvia Certova is most common in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 64 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 18 percent are found and Latgale, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Latvia Certova occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 27 percent are found and Russia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chertova933,656/
Certov92101/
Chertovas881/
Chertov864,190/
Sertova8699/
Kertova8669/
Certovs8616/
Zertova8610/
Gertova869/
Cretova866/
Cerdova861/
Tšertova8012/
Chyrtova804/
Shertova802/
Čertovas801/
Chirtova801/
Sertov77105/
Certow771/
Zertov771/
Chyortova7535/
Chertovoy751/
Cert7372/
Kretova717,050/
Sartova71920/
Chertow71132/
Sortova7167/
Žertová7153/
Sheyretova7151/
Serdova7118/
Kirtova7113/
Sirtova717/
Sırtova716/
Sertová714/
Shertov714/
Zyrtova713/
Syrtova712/
Kyrtova712/
Kertová711/
Shortova67345/
Chertoff67250/
Chert67116/
Shartova6753/
Kehrtová6712/
Certe679/
Schertow677/
Kirthova676/
Ceart675/
Zhirtova675/
Kyretova674/
Shirtova674/
Chertouf672/
Krettova672/
Kerthová672/
Cheartaw672/
Certs671/
Zirztova671/
Cretuová671/
Certh671/
Khretova671/
Krethova671/
Szertová671/
Giertová671/
Cehrt671/
Csert671/
Cerht670/
Scert670/

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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 Certova
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