Kerkoub Surname

138,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kerkoub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerkoub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,5461:15,1732,727
Mauritania4721:8,676925
France1741:381,74056,584
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kerkoub Last Name Facts

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

Kerkoub (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻛﻮﺏ) is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkoub? popularity and diffusion

It is the 138,772nd most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,261,106 people. The last name Kerkoub occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kerkoub are found; 79 percent are found in North Africa and 79 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name Kerkoub is most common in Algeria, where it is borne by 2,546 people, or 1 in 15,173. In Algeria Kerkoub is mostly concentrated in: Skikda Province, where 44 percent reside, Médéa Province, where 33 percent reside and Tébessa Province, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Algeria Kerkoub exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 15 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerkoubh931/
Kerckoub931/
Kerkob921/
Kercoub864/
Cherkoub802/
Kirkhoub801/
Kerkab77263/
Kerkov7712/
Kerkup772/
Kerkouphe751/
Kherkov7110/
Kherkab711/
Kerkhov711/
Kerkhop710/
Kerkhops673/
Kerkhopp672/
Kherkhab671/
Kirkup622,264/
Kyrkov62225/
Kirkop6225/
Kercov628/
Kerkap623/
Cherkab57136/
Kirkops576/
Kirckov574/
Kirkhov572/
Khirkov572/
Kirkups571/
Kirkhop570/
Kirkhope53485/
Kirkhoph531/
Kheirkhav501/

Kerkoub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerkoub in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻛﻮﺏkrkwb-

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Footnotes

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