Cherkaz Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Cherkaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transnistria | 4 | 1:118,675 | 12,470 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Cherkaz (7) may also be a first name.
Cherkaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherkaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cherkaz (Russian: Черказ) is held by more people in Transnistria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherkaz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Cherkaz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Cherkaz are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 7 people.
The last name Cherkaz is most commonly occurring in Transnistria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 118,675. In Transnistria it is most common in: Tiraspol Municipality, where 75 percent live and Bender Municipality, where 25 percent live. Excluding Transnistria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herkaz | 92 | 3 | / |
| Cherkas | 86 | 8,874 | / |
| Charkaz | 86 | 31 | / |
| Herkatz | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cherkazova | 82 | 19 | / |
| Cherkass | 80 | 140 | / |
| Cherkach | 80 | 68 | / |
| Cherkash | 80 | 19 | / |
| Charkatz | 80 | 16 | / |
| Czerkacz | 80 | 10 | / |
| Tcherkas | 80 | 7 | / |
| Cercaz | 77 | 76 | / |
| Cerkas | 77 | 65 | / |
| Herkas | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tscherkas | 75 | 22 | / |
| Cherkache | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cherkasova | 71 | 40,785 | / |
| Cherkos | 71 | 5,022 | / |
| Czerkas | 71 | 769 | / |
| Charkas | 71 | 110 | / |
| Cherkosova | 71 | 8 | / |
| Herkash | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cherkacova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cerkass | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cherkozova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chercas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Czerkaś | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chorkas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Herkass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hearkas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cierkosz | 67 | 264 | / |
| Cherkashova | 67 | 135 | / |
| Cherkassova | 67 | 94 | / |
| Chirkash | 67 | 41 | / |
| Cherkose | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cherkoss | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chercass | 67 | 15 | / |
| Charkass | 67 | 12 | / |
| Charkash | 67 | 9 | / |
| Charrkas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Czcerkas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cherkosh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Czerkosz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Herkache | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kherkhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zerkhaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heerekas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tscerkas | 67 | 1 | / |
Cherkaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherkaz in the Russian language | ||
| Черказ | cerkaz | - |
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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 Cherkaz
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