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

The last name Cherkez (Georgian: ჩერკეზ, Russian: Черкез) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 303,787^th most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,839,380 people. Cherkez is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Cherkez reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Cherkez is also the 1,046,220^th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 84 people.

Cherkez is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 719 people, or 1 in 63,314. In Ukraine Cherkez is mostly concentrated in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 32 percent reside, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 21 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 16 percent reside and Russia, where 16 percent reside.

Cherkez Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Cherkez last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with 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.