Cherlock Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Cherlock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherlock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Cherlock (4) may also be a first name.

Cherlock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cherlock is carried by more people in China than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherlock? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Cherlock occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Cherlock live; 25 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 4 people.

The surname Cherlock is most widely held in China, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 1,367,321,566. Besides China it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent are found and Turkey, where 25 percent are found.

Cherlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cherlock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cherlock last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herlock9392/
Cearlock88442/
Charlock88120/
Scerlock881/
Chorlock880/
Scierlock820/
Jerlock807/
Charlok806/
Cierlok801/
Zerlock800/
Charlack7515/
Hcirlock751/
Hairlock750/
Herlak7153/
Cerlak7140/
Herlog7115/
Cerlac711/
Gerlok710/
Cierlak67224/
Charlak67108/
Chorlog6724/
Cherlakova6721/
Herlakh679/
Girlock674/
Gerlokh674/
Chorlak674/
Czerlak673/
Herlyak672/
Zerlack671/
Charlog671/
Czerłok671/
Czirlok671/
Chyrlak671/
Cherlag671/
Herzlog670/

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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 Cherlock
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