Jerkić Surname
Approximately 1,221 people bear this surname
Jerkić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 777 | 1:4,551 | 924 |
| Croatia | 311 | 1:13,597 | 2,661 |
| Serbia | 120 | 1:59,541 | 5,566 |
| Slovenia | 13 | 1:191,360 | 15,039 |
The alternate forms: Jerkič (191) & Jerkic (110) are calculated separately.
Jerkić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jerkić Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jerkić is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Jerkič or Jerkic. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jerkić? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jerkić is the 308,931st most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,968,506 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jerkić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 777 people, or 1 in 4,551. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 52 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 48 percent live. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 25 percent live and Serbia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerkič | 94 | 191 | / |
| Jerkic | 94 | 110 | / |
| Jerkoić | 92 | 5 | / |
| Erkić | 91 | 916 | / |
| Jercić | 83 | 11 | / |
| Cerkić | 83 | 5 | / |
| Jerkich | 77 | 15 | / |
| Hirkić | 67 | 497 | / |
| Serkiz | 67 | 199 | / |
| Yerkic | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hercić | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ierkic | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cirkić | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gerkiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerkitz | 62 | 36 | / |
| Yerkich | 62 | 15 | / |
| Zerkich | 62 | 11 | / |
| Gerkits | 62 | 10 | / |
| Gerkicz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gerkich | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cherkic | 62 | 1 | / |
| Herkich | 62 | 0 | / |
| Cherkitz | 57 | 4 | / |
| Herrkitz | 57 | 3 | / |
| Zerkiche | 57 | 2 | / |
| Herkiche | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zerkhaiz | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cherkich | 57 | 1 | / |
| Serkyz | 50 | 250 | / |
| Serkez | 50 | 230 | / |
| Hirkic | 50 | 58 | / |
| Erkech | 50 | 1 | / |
| Zirkic | 50 | 1 | / |
| Yerkez | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Jerkić
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