Cherke Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Cherke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
The alternate forms: Cherké (9) are calculated separately.
Cherke (16) may also be a first name.
Cherke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cherke (Russian: Черке) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Cherké. Click here for further potential spellings of Cherke.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherke? popularity and diffusion
Cherke is the 1,359,010th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Cherke reside; 84 percent reside in North Africa and 84 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Apart from Morocco Cherke is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cherke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherke in the Russian language | ||
| Черке | cerke | - |
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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 Cherke
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