Cherkani Surname
Approximately 1,581 people bear this surname
Cherkani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,534 | 1:22,475 | 3,521 |
| Iran | 25 | 1:3,071,301 | 92,215 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Cherkani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherkani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cherkani is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cherkani.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherkani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 250,767th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,609,453 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Cherkani live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb.
This last name is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 1,534 people, or 1 in 22,475. Barring Morocco this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herkani | 93 | 5 | / |
| Cherkkhani | 89 | 1 | / |
| Charkani | 88 | 737 | / |
| Cherkane | 88 | 177 | / |
| Sherkani | 88 | 13 | / |
| Chorkani | 88 | 4 | / |
| Cherkana | 88 | 3 | / |
| Chirkani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cheherkhani | 84 | 8 | / |
| Sherkhani | 82 | 18 | / |
| Herzkhani | 82 | 6 | / |
| Charkhani | 82 | 2 | / |
| Czerkanis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chirkhani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cherkouni | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zerkani | 80 | 1,700 | / |
| Jerkani | 80 | 78 | / |
| Hirkani | 80 | 42 | / |
| Serkani | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kerkani | 80 | 3 | / |
| Herkane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shearkhani | 78 | 3 | / |
| Cherkanych | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shirkani | 75 | 404 | / |
| Sherkane | 75 | 32 | / |
| Cherconi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Cirkanis | 75 | 9 | / |
| Charkane | 75 | 9 | / |
| Sergkani | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chirkana | 75 | 3 | / |
| Charcani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Herkaina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Serkhani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khirkani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shirkhani | 71 | 5,167 | / |
| Sherkhane | 71 | 3,258 | / |
| Sergkanis | 71 | 26 | / |
| Cherkoune | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sherkahne | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sherkhana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khirkhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kesrkhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zerkane | 67 | 1,449 | / |
| Cerconi | 67 | 91 | / |
| Hirkane | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kirkani | 67 | 28 | / |
| Serkana | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jerkoni | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sherkhanne | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khairkhani | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sherkhanna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Crekoni | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kercani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hercane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Serkane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sirkani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hirkana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cercane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cerkony | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shirkhanai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherkahane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherkhaane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shearkhane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shearkhany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cercana | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Cherkani
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