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
The last name Jerkić is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Jerkič or Jerkic. Click here for other potential spellings of Jerkić.
How Common Is The Last Name Jerkić? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 308,931st most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,968,506 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jerkić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Jerkić is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 777 people, or 1 in 4,551. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 52 percent are found and Republika Srpska, where 48 percent are found. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 25 percent are found and Serbia, where 10 percent are found.
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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