Kercek Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Kercek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kercek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria201:425,77243,235
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Kerçek (279) & Kerček (4) are calculated separately.

Kercek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kercek is carried by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Kerçek or Kerček. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kercek? popularity and diffusion

Kercek is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Kercek reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Austria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 425,772. In Austria Kercek is most common in: Carinthia, where 55 percent reside and Styria, where 45 percent reside. Not including Austria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerçek94279/
Kerček944/
Kerschek8662/
Kierczek8624/
Kercheck8610/
Korcek83129/
Cercek83108/
Kersek8327/
Keršek839/
Kercik832/
Kerzek831/
Kerscheck8019/
Kertschek807/
Kerckheck800/
Kierzek772,289/
Kershek7756/
Kreciek7715/
Kerzick7712/
Kercsik7711/
Kerseck7710/
Kergick779/
Korceck775/
Kerchyk775/
Kerchik774/
Kreczek773/
Kyrczek773/
Kierżek772/
Krechek772/
Kirczek771/
Keirzek771/
Kersiek771/
Chercek771/
Kercsík771/
Kerkeck770/
Kerjeik770/
Kerkick770/
Kretchek7134/
Gkertsek7124/
Kierszek7110/
Korschek719/
Kherchik714/
Kyrechek713/
Cherchek712/
Kierziek711/
Kershsek711/
Kersheke711/
Kearsick710/
Křeček67760/
Kerzic67149/
Korcik67125/
Kersic67117/
Karzek67105/
Krezek6781/
Kretschek6745/
Kirsek6741/
Karsek6737/
Kircik6728/
Kiršek6724/
Korzek6723/
Kerseg6723/
Kirchheck6718/
Korsek6718/
Kerzik6717/
Kreček677/
Corcek676/
Kersheske676/
Kersik674/
Kersex673/
Kirzek673/
Koršek673/
Kerkig671/
Korcyk671/
Karcec671/
Keršék671/
Kersekova671/
Kerjik671/

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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
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  • 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 Kercek
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