Jerkan Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jerkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2291:18,4663,801
Serbia231:310,65015,551
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113

Jerkan (20) may also be a first name.

Jerkan Last Name Facts

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

Jerkan is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jerkan is the 953,750th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Jerkan reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 18,466. In Croatia Jerkan is most prevalent in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 97 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 3 percent reside. Other than Croatia this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Jerkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Jerkan are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Jerkan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erkan9148,347/
Jercan831,080/
Erkhan83490/
Serkan83309/
Cerkan8369/
Yerkan8357/
Erkaan8341/
Erkcan8322/
Gerkan8312/
Erkkan838/
Ierkan834/
Zerkan833/
Jerkon833/
Zerkane771,449/
Zerkhan7738/
Serkhan7725/
Zerkaan7722/
Searkan7719/
Gerkhan779/
Yerkhan778/
Jerkone773/
Gerkaan771/
Ercan7366,422/
Erkon7319/
Zeerkhan713/
Searkhan712/
Zerkanne712/
Seerkhan712/
Jirkeang711/
Sajrkhan711/
Iherkane711/
Serkağan711/
Zierkann710/
Sercan672,345/
Gercan67502/
Iercan67157/
Cirkan6754/
Sirkan6753/
Yercan6735/
Jircan6730/
Zercan6721/
Cercan6718/
Srekan6714/
Zheerkhan6711/
Zerkon677/
Gerkon674/
Serkon672/
Zerkanova671/
Girkan670/

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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 Jerkan
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