Kerkuk Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Kerkuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kerkuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerkuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kerkuk is found in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerkuk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kerkuk is the 3,373,373rd most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Kerkuk occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Kerkuk reside; 91 percent reside in West Asia and 91 percent reside in Levant.
Kerkuk is most numerous in Iraq, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,129,731. Excluding Iraq Kerkuk occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerkouk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kirkuk | 83 | 270 | / |
| Karkuk | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kreckuk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kierkuc | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kerkugh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kharkouk | 71 | 171 | / |
| Cherkouk | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kierzcuk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karckhuk | 71 | 0 | / |
| Korkuc | 67 | 323 | / |
| Kerkoc | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kirkuc | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kirkok | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karkuc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Körkük | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cercuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carkuk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kirkhaug | 57 | 82 | / |
| Kerrcook | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kirkhaugh | 53 | 0 | / |
| Körcük | 50 | 143 | / |
| Kirkoc | 50 | 11 | / |
| Kircok | 50 | 9 | / |
| Kirkog | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kerkuk
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