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

Cherka (Marathi: चेरका, Oriya: େଚକର୍ା, Russian: Черка) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 453,909th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,755,751 people. The last name Cherka is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Cherka live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 505,965th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 303 people.

The surname Cherka is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 652 people, or 1 in 1,176,481. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 88 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent live and Odisha, where 3 percent live. Barring India this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Cherka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cherka are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the 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-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cherka
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis