Certus Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ireland

Certus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Certus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Čertuš (2) are calculated separately.

Certus Last Name Facts

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

Certus is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Čertuš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Certus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Certus is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Certus reside; 32 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 16 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil Certus is primarily concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 33 percent are found, Rio Grande do Norte, where 33 percent are found and São Paulo, where 33 percent are found. Other than Brazil Certus is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 16 percent are found and Ireland, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Csertus9257/
Certuse9217/
Certu915/
Čertuš892/
Cretus83159/
Gertus8345/
Kertus8328/
Zertus8310/
Cyrtus833/
Certos831/
Certui831/
Cirtus830/
Kertous77847/
Certoux7727/
Certaux7721/
Certeux7711/
Cirtaus776/
Sertous771/
Gertush771/
Chertou771/
Shertus771/
Ciertos771/
Quertus770/
Cirtu73253/
Sertu7368/
Zertu739/
Certuche712,018/
Chertouh71252/
Certhoux7170/
Certheux7118/
Ziertuss712/
Ceartoss712/
Certuchz711/
Chertout711/
Chirtu67138/
Sertuğ6750/
Žertuš6738/
Cirtau6736/
Kretus6730/
Sertuc6715/
Sertui6710/
Kertos673/
Zertos672/
Shertu672/
Sertou671/
Çertuğ671/
Kertuş671/
Kertousse671/
Sertos671/
Sertuh671/
Kirtus671/
Sertup671/
Cirtos670/

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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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  • 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 Certus
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