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

Cherkez (Georgian: ჩერკეზ, Russian: Черкез) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cherkez click here.

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

The last name is the 303,787^th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,839,380 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Cherkez live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,046,220^th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 84 people.

This last name is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is carried by 719 people, or 1 in 63,314. In Ukraine Cherkez is most numerous in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 32 percent are found, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 21 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 19 percent are found. Barring Ukraine Cherkez is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 16 percent are found and Russia, where 16 percent are found.

Cherkez Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cherkez surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Cherkez surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Cherkez earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.55% more than the national average, earning $58,919 USD per year.