Cherks Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Cherks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cherks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cherks Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cherks (Russian: Черкс) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Cherks are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Cherks is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 50 percent reside and New Jersey, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 20 percent reside.

Cherks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cherks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cherks surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherks9215/
Cherk91510/
Herks9147/
Cerks914/
Scherk83334/
Cherke83163/
Hercks839/
Charks836/
Herrks833/
Cherck832/
Cherkh832/
Czerks831/
Chirks831/
Sherks830/
Cheerk830/
Herk80783/
Cerk80311/
Cherksova804/
Scherck77256/
Scherke7757/
Schierk7723/
Cheyrek773/
Cheerke771/
Scheurk770/
Scherksová758/
Sherk732,251/
Herke731,235/
Herck73255/
Cirks73176/
Chirk7370/
Cerke7343/
Chyrk7330/
Hirks7314/
Cherg737/
Hierk737/
Cherc735/
Heark735/
Šerks735/
Cercs733/
Kerks732/
Cyrks731/
Ceark731/
Herkh731/
Scerk731/
Kherk731/
Cherq731/
Zerks730/
Hyrks730/
Cerck730/
Cherkova71694/
Schircks7142/
Scheerke718/
Kheirkhs711/
Schirk67605/
Scherg67525/
Sherke67381/
Sierks67337/
Chyrek67300/
Chirke67280/
Sherck67235/
Kherkh67130/
Hierck67110/
Shierk6789/
Shirks6783/
Herckt6734/
Sherkh6728/
Chirck6726/
Cirkse6723/
Scherková6720/
Hercke6716/
Heisrk6713/
Jerkås674/
Hergst673/
Herkht673/
Herrck673/
Hyrkæs672/
Searks672/
Hehrke672/
Kheerk671/
Scherkova671/
Seirks671/
Kherke671/
Herckk671/
Gercks671/
Heitrk671/
Hyrkås671/
Sheirk671/
Crecks671/
Hetrck671/
Herrkk671/
Cherrg671/
Cherkkova671/
Cherkhova671/
Cerkch671/
Cehrke671/
Chitrk671/
Kearks671/
Chargs670/
Heirke670/

Cherks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cherks in the Russian language
Черксcerks-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cherks
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