Kerko Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kerko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland661:83,2838,933
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Belarus371:256,78530,179
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kerko (16) may also be a first name.

Kerko Last Name Facts

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

Kerko (Russian: Керко) occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kerko is the 1,295,379th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Kerko live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Kerko is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 16 people.

The last name Kerko is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 83,283. In Finland Kerko is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Finland, where 53 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 38 percent are found and Satakunta, where 6 percent are found. Barring Finland this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent are found and Belarus, where 21 percent are found.

Kerko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (67%) in Belarus.

Kerko earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 113.5% more than the national average, earning $92,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kierko9130/
Kerkoz9113/
Kerkoč917/
Kerkoš916/
Kerkou912/
Kerkoi911/
Kherko911/
Kerkko911/
Kerkoa911/
Kerkosh8322/
Kerkoch838/
Kerkous832/
Gkerkos831/
Gkergko831/
Kierzko831/
Kerkout831/
Kerkhos831/
Kerkhop830/
Kirko80673/
Karko80577/
Korko80490/
Kerka80289/
Kyrko80281/
Kreko80207/
Cerko80141/
Kerco801/
Kerkhout7712/
Kerkouss779/
Kerkouch773/
Kerkhoss772/
Kerkhopp772/
Gkiergko772/
Kerckhos771/
Kharko732,181/
Kyrkou731,065/
Kirkoç73251/
Khorko73151/
Krecko73104/
Kirkou7376/
Korkoi7346/
Krekko7342/
Korkko7342/
Krekou7328/
Karkho7325/
Kerzka7315/
Kirkoz7310/
Keerka738/
Korkoh736/
Gkreko736/
Kerkha736/
Kerkaa735/
Kirkoy734/
Karkko734/
Kerkah733/
Kerkap733/
Kearka732/
Krekoj732/
Karkoi732/
Kirkko732/
Kierka732/
Gkerka732/
Krekoh732/
Korkoy732/
Kherka732/
Khirko732/
Kyrkko731/
Karkoh731/
Korkho731/
Karkoo731/
Kercos731/
Gkrekou6755/
Kerkach6744/
Kyrkosh6726/
Kierzka6725/
Kharkho6724/
Karkouh6711/
Kerkass676/
Cherkoh676/
Kaharko676/
Kherkad675/
Kerkaha673/
Khairko673/
Kercood672/
Cherkou672/
Gkergka671/
Kercoud671/
Kerrkka671/
Khorkho671/
Kharkoh671/
Gkorkou671/
Gkerkas671/
Kuhyrko671/
Kharkou671/
Kaireko671/
Kirkouz671/
Kirkhop670/
Kirkood670/

Kerko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerko in the Russian language
Керкоkerko-

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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 Kerko
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