Cherk Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Cherk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Algeria1081:357,70032,024
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Israel141:611,26042,949
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England61:9,286,343223,652
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
France11:66,422,722504,397
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Cherk (106) may also be a first name.

Cherk Last Name Facts

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

Cherk (Russian: Черк) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 607,405th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Cherk are found; 68 percent are found in North Africa and 68 percent are found in Mahgreb. Cherk is also the 915,176th most widespread first name globally, held by 106 people.

The surname is most widespread in Morocco, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Aside from Morocco it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 21 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.

Cherk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cherk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cherk surname rose 550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cherk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cherk are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Cherk earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.26% more than the national average, earning $62,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherke91163/
Chaerk9110/
Cherks915/
Cherkh912/
Cherck912/
Czherk911/
Cheerk910/
Herk89783/
Cerk89311/
Tscherk8326/
Cheyrek833/
Cheerke831/
Herke801,235/
Chark80823/
Herck80255/
Chirk8070/
Chork8068/
Chyrk8030/
Cherg807/
Hierk807/
Heark805/
Cherc805/
Herkh801/
Scerk801/
Cherq801/
Kherk801/
Czerk801/
Ceark801/
Cherkova77694/
Tschierk7710/
Chyrek73300/
Chirke73280/
Charkh73138/
Kherkh73130/
Hierck73110/
Herckt7334/
Chirck7326/
Hercke7316/
Heisrk7313/
Cserkő7312/
Herkht733/
Herrck733/
Herrks733/
Hehrke732/
Chorck732/
Kheerk731/
Herckk731/
Charck731/
Heitrk731/
Herrkk731/
Hetrck731/
Czerks731/
Cherrg731/
Chitrk731/
Chirks731/
Kherke731/
Heirke730/
Cherkkova711/
Cherkhova711/
Herc67950/
Zerk67720/
Kheirkh67499/
Cirk67316/
Kheyrkh67197/
Herx67190/
Tschirk67162/
Herg6787/
Chergue6785/
Cherque6768/
Hirk6744/
Chirkhe6741/
Hörk6736/
D'Herck6730/
Cyrk6719/
Cerc6716/
Härk6713/
Chyreck6710/
Cerková679/
Cerg676/
Cerkova674/
Szczerk674/
Herq672/
Hyrk672/
Chihrck671/
Čerk671/
Tchirke671/
Chairek671/
Cjrk671/

Cherk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cherk in the Russian language
Черкcerk-

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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 Cherk
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