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

The last name Cherkis (Russian: Черкис) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Cherkis is the 978,274^th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Cherkis are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States Cherkis is most numerous in: New York, where 36 percent reside, Virginia, where 12 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent reside and Belarus, where 11 percent reside.

Cherkis Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Cherkis surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Cherkis surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Cherkis earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.71% more than the national average, earning $58,991 USD per year.