Kerkus Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Guam

Kerkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kerkus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerkus (Russian: Керкус) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kerkus is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Kerkus are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,174,232. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Kirovohrad Oblast, where 67 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Ukraine it occurs in one country. It is also found in Guam, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerkush9286/
Kierkus9234/
Kerkusz9228/
Kerkous922/
Kerku9179/
Kerkouss869/
Kierkusz861/
Korkus831,124/
Karkus83744/
Kerkau83343/
Kirkus83318/
Kerkud8345/
Kerkos8324/
Krekus8321/
Kerkut836/
Kyrkus835/
Kerkuz834/
Kerkou832/
Kerkup832/
Kerkousse801/
Kirkhus77369/
Karkusz77128/
Karkaus7790/
Kyrkush7762/
Korkush7761/
Kierkuś7743/
Kerkosh7722/
Karkush7720/
Karkous7716/
Kirkush7714/
Korkuss773/
Korkous772/
Kerquku772/
Kerkhos771/
Kerkout771/
Kharkus771/
Gkerkos771/
Kherkoushe751/
Kreku73372/
Kirku7386/
Kyrku7372/
Cerku7314/
Kercu735/
Korkhaus7136/
Khorkush7133/
Kierkosz7133/
Kerkhout7112/
Kharkush716/
Karkoush715/
Krekauss713/
Kerkouch713/
Kerkhoes712/
Kirkhuss712/
Kerkhoss712/
Cherkush711/
Kerckhos711/
Gkierkos711/
Kirkhaus710/
Kirkos671,671/
Kyrkou671,065/
Karkuş67342/
Korkuś67341/
Karkuz67210/
Cercus67163/
Kircus67159/
Kirkhouse67150/
Karkuš67113/
Kirkau67101/
Korkuz6780/
Kirkou6776/
Cirkus6742/
Kirkuş6733/
Krekou6728/
Krekuš6723/
Carkus6719/
Kerkoz6713/
Kirkuc676/
Kerkoš676/
Këreku674/
Korkuç671/
Krreku671/
Kirkut671/
Kercos671/
Kirkusova671/
Kharkhush671/
Karkuś671/

Kerkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerkus in the Russian language
Керкусkerkus-

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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
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  • 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 Kerkus
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