Kerkba Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Kerkba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerkba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon3791:14,8742,027
United Arab Emirates3001:30,5413,345
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Kerkba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerkba occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kerkba is the 487,389th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. The last name Kerkba is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kerkba live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Levant.

The surname is most prevalent in Lebanon, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 14,874. In Lebanon Kerkba is primarily concentrated in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 79 percent are found, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 9 percent are found and Nabatiye Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Lebanon Kerkba is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 44 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.

Kerkba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kerkba last name is chiefly Shiite (99%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkba831/
Kerkby830/
Kirkbaş77126/
Kercbea771/
Kerkber771/
Kirkbach710/
Kirkby676,178/
Karcba672/
Kercbo671/
Karqba671/
Kirkbi671/
Kirkbo671/
Kirkbeş62159/
Kirkbey621/
Kharrquba531/
Církva5035/

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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 Kerkba
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