Cherek Surname

235,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Cherek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,0421:36,4775,659
United States4581:791,39561,115
Algeria971:398,26333,998
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Sweden111:895,16066,831
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Cherek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cherek (Russian: Черек) occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cherek.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 235,462nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,264,216 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Cherek live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 1,042 people, or 1 in 36,477. Without taking into account Poland it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Algeria, where 6 percent reside.

Cherek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cherek surname are 4.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cherek earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $50,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chereik92565/
Chereck92147/
Chierek9289/
Cherrek9263/
Cherekh9259/
Chereke9212/
Chereek9210/
Chserek929/
Cheyrek923/
Herek911,133/
Cerek91626/
Cherreck8615/
Cherieck861/
Cheriekh861/
Cherehyk861/
Cherik831,471/
Cherec83426/
Chyrek83300/
Herejk83157/
Chirek83156/
Hereck83141/
Czerek83125/
Charek83117/
Chorek8366/
Hereke8365/
Herzek8359/
Heriek8351/
Cheryk8338/
Cereck8323/
Cierek838/
Herrek835/
Herekh832/
Cereek831/
Hereak831/
Hereik831/
Kherek831/
Ceriek830/
Cherekova8042/
Cherikh77720/
Cherhyk77193/
Chireke77130/
Ciereck7753/
Chergik7747/
Chytrek7726/
Cherykh7725/
Cherick7719/
Chyreck7710/
Chitrek779/
Cherrik774/
Herreck773/
Chetrik772/
Hereike772/
Cherieg771/
Hetreck771/
Cheraik771/
Charrek771/
Tchirek771/
Tcherik771/
Chairek771/
Chiriek771/
Herreke770/
Hereick770/
Herzeck770/
Cheyrekova7518/
Cherekhova752/
Chereikova751/
Cyrek731,103/
Zerek73545/
Herik73337/
Heryk73214/
Herec73134/
Cirek7341/
Círek7337/
Cerik7327/
Hyrek7317/
Cerec7317/
Čerek7316/
Hereg7310/
Hýrek7310/
Cereg738/
Hirek734/
Ceryk732/
Cýrek732/
Herýk731/
Herex731/
Szczerek71866/
Cherkova71694/
Cherrick71180/
Chereque71118/
Chaireak7146/
Chaireck715/
Cherigue712/
Chirekhe711/
Cherikhe711/
Chareakh711/
Cerekova711/
Chairiek711/
Charik672,291/
Hireke671,155/
Chirik671,001/
Chyryk67630/
Cherix67626/
Herzyk67583/
Czyrek67513/
Herick67387/
Cherikova67307/
Herzik67245/
Zereik67205/
Herykh67134/
Herzeg67124/
Cherykova6757/
Çeyrek6757/
Herrik6744/
Chorik6739/
Hirekh6731/
Heerik6731/
Hereec6730/
Chiryk6726/
Czerec6723/
Hetryk6720/
Cherig6719/
Chýrik6718/
Heraik6715/
Kherik6713/
Zierek678/
Zeriek677/
Herțeg677/
Chirec676/
Chyrik675/
Heroik675/
Chareq675/
Zeerek675/
Heryck674/
Herike674/
Czeryk674/
Zeirek673/
Scirek673/
Hyreyk673/
Zherik672/
Gerekh672/
Tserek672/
Khirek672/
Chareg672/
Chérik672/
Dzerek672/
Choryk672/
Chirekova671/
Cheric671/
Cserec671/
Gehrek671/
Zhirek671/
Zereck671/
Ceirec671/
Hitrek671/
Heriec671/
Hejryk671/
Zerrek671/
Zejrek671/
Chittreck671/
Chorec671/
Hireks670/
Hireck670/
Hereax670/
Herreg670/

Cherek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cherek in the Russian language
Черекcerek-

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Footnotes

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