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Where Does The Last Name Cherkas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Cherkas (Russian: Черкас) is found most in Ukraine. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cherkas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherkas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 57,071^st most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 821,224 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Cherkas reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 4,013 people, or 1 in 11,344. In Ukraine Cherkas is mostly found in: Donetsk Oblast, where 15 percent live, Lviv Oblast, where 8 percent live and Kharkiv Oblast, where 8 percent live. Outside of Ukraine this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 22 percent live.

Cherkas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Cherkas surname are 16.02% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 62.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Cherkas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $45,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $56,324 CAD per year.