Kerkez Surname

197,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Kerkez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerkez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia8381:8,5261,019
Turkey7131:109,1469,315
Bosnia and Herzegovina2791:12,6752,468
Croatia861:49,1709,482
Ukraine451:1,011,61593,730
Slovenia381:65,4659,549
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France71:9,488,960336,266
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
England21:27,859,030389,889
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Kerkez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerkez (Russian: Керкез) occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kerkez.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkez? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 197,020th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,427,820 people. The surname Kerkez occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Kerkez reside; 59 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 8,526. In Serbia Kerkez is mostly concentrated in: South Bačka District, where 31 percent reside, Belgrade, where 19 percent reside and Srem District, where 15 percent reside. Not including Serbia it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 34 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 13 percent reside.

Kerkez Last Name Statistics demography

Kerkez earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerke91162/
Kerketze862/
Kerkes83372/
Cerkez83314/
Kerkeh8325/
Kerkeš8325/
Kerkey8318/
Kerkiz836/
Kearke833/
Kierke832/
Kirkez831/
Keirke831/
Kherke831/
Kerkei831/
Kerked831/
Kerkee830/
Kerkezová801/
Kerkeha77101/
Kerkett7743/
Kerkhey7733/
Keareke7722/
Kerkech7713/
Kaerkes7713/
Kerketh7710/
Karkecz7710/
Karkesz774/
Kerkesh773/
Kerckes772/
Kercker771/
Kearkey770/
Kirke731,258/
Kerce73750/
Kerka73289/
Kerki7379/
Cerke7343/
Kyrke7318/
Kerky735/
Kherkher7161/
Kierkicz7118/
Kerkiche717/
Kerkeche715/
Gkergkes712/
Keerkeer711/
Kerkeher711/
Kerkeths711/
Kherkhee711/
Cherckez711/
Kerkeath710/
Kirkiz671,499/
Kirkey671,173/
Kirkes67625/
Korkes67266/
Kirkie67223/
Kerkai67169/
Kearce67133/
Kerkay6770/
Korkiz6761/
Kerkis6760/
Kerkit6749/
Karkiz6733/
Kerkkä6731/
Keirce6730/
Kerkešová6727/
Korkeš6722/
Kerzka6715/
Gkerki6715/
Cerkes6711/
Cerkey6710/
Keerka678/
Karkes677/
Kerkiç677/
Kerkha676/
Kerkaa675/
Kerque675/
Kerkesova674/
Kercey673/
Kherka672/
Kierki672/
Gkerka672/
Kierka672/
Kirkee672/
Kerkio672/
Kearka672/
Kairke671/
Kearky671/
Kerkechch671/
Kerketowa671/
Khirke671/
Qierke671/
Cehrke671/
Cerkei671/
Kerkoa671/
Cerkeş671/
Kercea671/
Kerkesová671/
Kerkès671/
Keirki671/
Kerkhi671/
Kerkyo671/
Kerkoi671/
Kuirke670/
Querke670/
Kercky670/
Keerce670/

Kerkez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerkez in the Russian language
Керкезkerkez-

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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 Kerkez
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