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 last name Cherkani occurs in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherkani? popularity and diffusion
Cherkani is the 250,767th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,609,453 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Cherkani live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb.
Cherkani is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 1,534 people, or 1 in 22,475. Without taking into account Morocco this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found 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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