Kerkush Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kerkush Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerkush Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine791:576,23763,801
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Kerkush Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerkush (Russian: Керкуш) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkush? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Kerkush reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 576,237. In Ukraine Kerkush is mostly concentrated in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 61 percent are found, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Mykolaiv Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Not including Ukraine this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Kerkush Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (40%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerkus924/
Kyrkush8662/
Korkush8661/
Kierkus8634/
Kerkusz8628/
Kerkosh8622/
Karkush8620/
Kirkush8614/
Kerkous862/
Kerku8379/
Kherkoushe821/
Khorkush8033/
Kerkouss809/
Kharkush806/
Karkoush805/
Kerkouch803/
Cherkush801/
Kierkusz801/
Korkus771,124/
Karkus77744/
Kerkau77343/
Kirkus77318/
Kerkud7745/
Kerkos7724/
Krekus7721/
Kerkut776/
Kyrkus775/
Kerkuz774/
Kerkou772/
Kerkup772/
Kerkousse751/
Kharkhush751/
Kirkhus71369/
Karkusz71128/
Karkaus7190/
Kierkuś7143/
Kyrkosh7126/
Karkous7116/
Korkuss713/
Kerquku712/
Korkous712/
Gkerkos711/
Kharkus711/
Kerkout711/
Kerkhos711/
Kreku67372/
Kirku6786/
Kyrku6772/
Korkhaus6736/
Kierkosz6733/
Cerku6714/
Kerkhout6712/
Kercu675/
Krekauss673/
Kerkhoes672/
Kerkhoss672/
Kirkhuss672/
Gkierkos671/
Kerckhos671/
Kherkhouche671/
Kirkhaus670/

Kerkush Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerkush in the Russian language
Керкушkerkus-

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