Cherg Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Cherg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cherg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cherg is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Cherg live; 57 percent live in North Africa and 57 percent live in Mahgreb.

This surname is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,657,888. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Tiaret Province, where 100 percent live. Besides Algeria Cherg occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Cherg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cherg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherg91525/
Cherrg911/
Herg8987/
Cerg896/
Chergue8385/
Scheerg831/
Hergt80569/
Cherk80510/
Charg8067/
Hergg8019/
Sherg8011/
Chorg806/
Cherc805/
Hergh804/
Kherg804/
Heirg801/
Hearg801/
Cearg801/
Cherq801/
Ceerg801/
Hxerg801/
Chergova7745/
Tchergue772/
Cherrgue771/
Csergő73506/
Scherk73334/
Schirg73187/
Cherke73163/
Hergue7399/
Chargh7371/
Chaerk7310/
Chirgh735/
Cherks735/
Shearg733/
Cherck732/
Cherkh732/
Charrg731/
Chairg731/
Chyrgh731/
Czherk731/
Chaarg731/
Cheerk730/
Schergova711/
Gerg671,496/
Jerg671,123/
Serg67973/
Herc67950/
Herk67783/
Cerk67311/
Zerg67305/
Scherck67256/
Herx67190/
Kerg67184/
Creg67102/
Cherque6768/
Scherke6757/
Tscherk6726/
Schierk6723/
Cerc6716/
Cahierc6715/
Scherks6715/
Härg6712/
Shergue677/
Hergøth677/
Schyorg675/
Cheyrek673/
Hirg673/
Herq672/
Cheerke671/
Scherhc671/
Hörg671/
Ceargue671/
Cerx671/
Cirg671/
Cyrg671/
Scheurk670/
Sheehrg670/

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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 Cherg
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