Cherka Surname

453,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Cherka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6521:1,176,48147,489
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Israel161:534,85239,210
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Cherka (303) may also be a first name.

Cherka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cherka (Marathi: चेरका, Oriya: େଚକର୍ା, Russian: Черка) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cherka is the 453,909th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,755,751 people. The surname Cherka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Cherka are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Cherka is also the 505,965th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 303 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 652 people, or 1 in 1,176,481. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 88 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent reside and Odisha, where 3 percent reside. Aside from India this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Cherka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cherka last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cherka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $50,644 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherkai92549/
Cherkay92220/
Cheerka9243/
Chercka9223/
Cherkat922/
Tcherka922/
Chierka921/
Cherkoa921/
Herka91883/
Cerka91350/
Cherkach8668/
Cherkhah861/
Cherki838,085/
Chyrka831,334/
Chirka831,095/
Charka83499/
Zherka83314/
Cherko83210/
Herzka83180/
Cherke83163/
Czerka8357/
Cherca8321/
Cherké839/
Chorka839/
Herkaz833/
Cherky833/
Herkai833/
Kherka832/
Cierka831/
Heerka831/
Herkay830/
Herkau830/
Tscherkas8022/
Cherkaova802/
Czerkas77769/
Cherkys77232/
Charkha77207/
Chercea77156/
Chercca7776/
Scierka7761/
Chirkay779/
Cherkyz778/
Heyrkah777/
Cherkoh776/
Chirkha775/
Charkay775/
Cheerki773/
Zherrka773/
Cherkei773/
Cherkey772/
Chercas772/
Cherkhi772/
Cherkou772/
Chirkoa771/
Chorkay771/
Cheerke771/
Heereka771/
Zherkai771/
Tcherko771/
Tchirka771/
Czerkaś771/
Cherkki771/
Cherkii771/
Cherkot771/
Herkass771/
Chirkap771/
Chairka771/
Cherkij771/
Hearkas770/
Herkatz770/
Cherkezowa759/
Cherkayova751/
Cerca732,499/
Herke731,235/
Herko731,161/
Hyrka73839/
Hirka73792/
Zerka73779/
Cirka73508/
Cerko73141/
Herkó73116/
Herki7338/
Herca7338/
Cyrka7317/
Çerka7311/
Čerka736/
Herky733/
Herqa732/
Hırka731/
Kheirkha71116/
Chirkash7141/
Kheyrkha7129/
Cherkoss7120/
Tscherko7117/
Chercass7115/
Cherkiss7111/
Czerkacz7110/
Kherkhah715/
Czcerkas714/
Cherkosh713/
Tcherkou713/
Szczerka712/
Cherkesh712/
Kherkaay711/
Cherkets711/
Cherkich711/
Charkhay711/
Heerekaa711/
Charkkha711/
Cherkhit711/
Cherckes711/
Cherckez711/
Tscerkas711/
Charkhah711/
Charca676,346/
Kheirkhah673,930/
Chirca673,238/
Chirko671,463/
Chyrko671,277/
Charko671,105/
Cherqi67964/
Zherko67678/
Herzke67418/
Harkah67324/
Czyrka67308/
Chirke67280/
Czerko67227/
Kheyrkhah67189/
Hercki67182/
Herkey67133/
Cearca67125/
Scerca67108/
Cherco6784/
Cserkó6776/
Scirka6768/
Cserko6766/
Chorko6750/
Chirki6741/
Gerkau6741/
Gehrka6732/
Cheerkoot6728/
Herkhi6720/
Herzky6719/
Herkeľ6717/
Hercke6716/
Hierke6716/
Hercky6714/
Herzko6710/
Cerkey6710/
Jerkay678/
Hercko677/
Csirka675/
Herzki673/
Zerkha673/
Herkou673/
Hehrke672/
Kheirkhai672/
Cherce672/
Jercka672/
Tserka672/
Zerkai672/
Kherke671/
Cerkei671/
Cserca671/
Circka671/
Hercas671/
Zerkay671/
Zeirka671/
Tscherkasowa671/
Gerhka671/
Czirka671/
Cirkai671/
Cierko671/
Cheerkootowa671/
Cherqy671/
Kheirhkah671/
Kherko671/
Cercai671/
Heirke670/
Herket670/
Gercka670/
Herkoh670/
Herkid670/
Hirkay670/

Cherka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cherka in the Marathi language
चेरकाceraka-
Cherka in the Oriya language
େଚକର୍ାecakara86.67
େଚରକାecaraka13.33
Cherka in the Russian language
Черкаcerka-

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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 Cherka
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