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

The last name Jerkan is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerkan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 953,750th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Jerkan reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Jerkan is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 20 people.

The surname Jerkan is most widespread in Croatia, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 18,466. In Croatia it is most common in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 97 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 3 percent live. Apart from Croatia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Jerkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Jerkan last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Jerkan surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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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