Kerketzes Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kerketzes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerketzes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Kerketzes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerketzes is more frequently found in Greece than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kerketzes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerketzes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Kerketzes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kerketzes are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in Greece, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 2,215,958. In Greece it is mostly found in: North Aegean, where 80 percent are found and Attica, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerketze942/
Kerkezis822/
Kerkezi7531/
Korkatzis6711/
Kirkitzis675/
Qerkezi63352/
Gkargkatzis601/
Karkazis59323/
Karcazes5926/
Korkizis594/
Kirkidze592/
Kirkitzi591/
Cherkidze561/
Kyrkatsis561/
Gkirkizis561/

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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 Kerketzes
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