Kherkin Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kherkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kherkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Kherkin Last Name Facts

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

Kherkin (Russian: Херкин) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kherkin? popularity and diffusion

Kherkin is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Kherkin is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Kherkin are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Kherkin is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 20 percent are found, Murmansk Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Novgorod Oblast, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 14 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kherkina931/
Kerkin92218/
Herkin929/
Kharkin86912/
Khorkin86547/
Cherkin86197/
Kerkina8632/
Herkink8616/
Khrekin8613/
Khirkin866/
Kerkien863/
Kaerkin861/
Hjerkin861/
Herckin860/
Kerking860/
Cherkina80100/
Hjerkinn8058/
Khirkina8023/
Kerkiehn8012/
Khairkin803/
Cherking801/
Kerzhkin801/
Khyrkina801/
Heirkink800/
Heerkind800/
Korkin7711,143/
Kirkin771,439/
Karkin77936/
Herken77402/
Härkin77129/
Krekin7771/
Kerken7724/
Kercin7717/
Cerkin7712/
Kyrkin7711/
Hyrkin779/
Hercin776/
Herkyn772/
Kerqin771/
Qerkin771/
Kerkinova752/
Chirkin713,638/
Kirkina71933/
Herchin7199/
Kharkyn7190/
Khorkyn7142/
Herquin7139/
Chyrkin7117/
Kerkühn7113/
Gehrkin7112/
Kyrkina7111/
Kiorkin717/
Chercin715/
Cherken715/
Khrekyn713/
Hearken713/
Cherkinova712/
Cherkyn712/
Kirkcin711/
Jerkinn711/
Kirkien711/
Gerckin711/
Hirking710/
Herrken710/
Chirkina673,318/
Herkenne6755/
Chairkin6741/
Chyorkin6728/
Cherkyna6711/
Karkienė676/
Chyrkina676/
Cherchin674/
Kirkienė673/
Herckent671/
Kahyrkyn671/
Kirkchin671/
Kerkenne671/
Kuirkina671/
Gehrkinn670/

Kherkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kherkin in the Russian language
Херкинherkin-

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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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  • 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 Kherkin
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