Kerkab Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Kerkab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerkab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Algeria971:398,26333,998
France251:2,656,909193,074
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kerkab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerkab is held by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kerkab is the 980,795th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kerkab are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 89 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name Kerkab is most widely held in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Apart from Morocco this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 37 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kherkab921/
Kherkhab861/
Kerkeb832,276/
Karkab83604/
Kerkap833/
Korkab832/
Kerkob831/
Kerkoub773,223/
Cherkab77136/
Karkhab771/
Kerckoub711/
Kerkoubh711/
Kaerkoub711/
Kerkov6712/
Karkap674/
Kheirkhav671/

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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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  • 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 Kerkab
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