Cherkass Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Cherkass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 74 | 1:1,947,609 | 122,573 |
| Ukraine | 47 | 1:968,568 | 91,201 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
Cherkass Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherkass Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cherkass (Russian: Черкасс) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherkass? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,497,948th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Cherkass reside; 84 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 84 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 1,947,609. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 15 percent reside, Krasnodar Krai, where 11 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Russia Cherkass occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 34 percent reside and Belarus, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherkas | 93 | 8,874 | / |
| Cerkass | 93 | 2 | / |
| Herkass | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cherkoss | 88 | 20 | / |
| Cherkash | 88 | 19 | / |
| Chercass | 88 | 15 | / |
| Charkass | 88 | 12 | / |
| Tcherkas | 88 | 7 | / |
| Cerkas | 86 | 65 | / |
| Herkas | 86 | 5 | / |
| Cherkassova | 84 | 94 | / |
| Tscherkas | 82 | 22 | / |
| Cherkos | 80 | 5,022 | / |
| Czerkas | 80 | 769 | / |
| Charkas | 80 | 110 | / |
| Herkash | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cherkaz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chercas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chorkas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cirkass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hearkas | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cherkasova | 78 | 40,785 | / |
| Tscherkassowa | 76 | 1 | / |
| Cherkach | 75 | 68 | / |
| Chirkash | 75 | 41 | / |
| Cherkose | 75 | 21 | / |
| Charkash | 75 | 9 | / |
| Charrkas | 75 | 6 | / |
| Czcerkas | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cherkosh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Heerekas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kherkhas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tscerkas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cherkashova | 74 | 135 | / |
| Cercas | 71 | 1,225 | / |
| Hyrkas | 71 | 241 | / |
| Cerkasova | 71 | 113 | / |
| Kheirkhas | 71 | 92 | / |
| Zerkas | 71 | 6 | / |
| Cherkache | 71 | 3 | / |
| Herkaz | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cirkas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Herkousse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hercas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tscherkasowa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Charcas | 67 | 1,612 | / |
| Herkous | 67 | 817 | / |
| Kheirkhash | 67 | 356 | / |
| Chirqas | 67 | 88 | / |
| Charkaz | 67 | 31 | / |
| Charkos | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chirkasova | 67 | 19 | / |
| Cherkazova | 67 | 19 | / |
| Cierkos | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cherkosova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chyrkasova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jerkaas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cherkozova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cercaas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kheyrkhash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcerkasova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herkose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Czerkaś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hirkash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Čerkassová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cercassova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Czirkas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Czearkasch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herkatz | 67 | 0 | / |
Cherkass Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherkass in the Russian language | ||
| Черкасс | cerkass | - |
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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 Cherkass
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