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 occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherkani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cherkani is the 250,767th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,609,453 people. The surname Cherkani occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Cherkani reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Mahgreb.
This last name is most numerous in Morocco, where it is borne by 1,534 people, or 1 in 22,475. Apart from Morocco it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
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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