Kerkad Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kerkad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerkad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Kerkad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerkad (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻛﺎﺩ) is found most frequently in Algeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kerkad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Kerkad is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kerkad reside; 78 percent reside in North Africa and 78 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This surname is most widely held in Algeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,518,793. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Skikda Province, where 57 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 14 percent are found and Biskra Province, where 14 percent are found. Other than Algeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent are found and Mauritania, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kherkad925/
Karkad83222/
Kerkat835/
Korkad831/
Kirkad831/
Kerkoud77804/
Kerkate773/
Korkhad771/
Kerkatch711/
Kerkeath710/
Korkat6761/
Karkat6758/
Kirkat6724/
Kerkoč677/
Krekat675/
Karkod671/
Kerkatsch671/

Kerkad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerkad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻛﺎﺩkrkad-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kerkad
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