Serbest Surname

36,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Serbest Surname User-submission:

Where used in Turkey or the region, the surname denotes someone descended from a 'Serb' - a Slavic person of Serbian ethnicity, likely forcibly taken from the Balkans by the Ottoman Empire blood tax system called 'Devshirme' in the period between 14th-19th centuries where boys ages 8-18 were taken from their families, forcibly converted to Islam and after a period of training, became the Janissary fighting troops.

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Serbest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey13,9941:5,561797
Belgium1811:63,51710,203
Germany981:821,48459,964
Bulgaria781:89,4735,484
France401:1,660,568152,033
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Northern Cyprus231:13,8703,613
Austria211:405,49741,758
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Kosovo81:232,7347,787
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Serbest (623) may also be a first name.

Serbest Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Where used in Turkey or the region, the surname denotes someone descended from a 'Serb' - a Slavic person of Serbian ethnicity, likely forcibly taken from the Balkans by the Ottoman Empire blood tax system called 'Devshirme' in the period between 14th-19th centuries where boys ages 8-18 were taken from their families, forcibly converted to Islam and after a period of training, became the Janissary fighting troops. Many such men advanced to powerful positions in the Ottoman Empire, often becoming viziers, and having many children whose descendants today carry the surname they inherited or a nickname given to them to substitute for their surname where their surname was not known. In this case, Serbest is a corruption of Serbo-Croatian word 'Srbinda' or 'Srbenda' to mean the superlatively 'the Greatest Serb' or 'the most Serbian' likely denoting a Janissary who was prominently proud of being a Turk of Serbian heritage, or more likely, one who was suspect of disloyalty for harbouring 'Serb-like' sentiments ie disloyal.

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Serbest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serbest (Russian: Сербест) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Serbest click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Serbest? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 36,139th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 499,079 people. The surname Serbest occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Serbest reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Serbest is also the 333,939th most common first name at a global level, borne by 623 people.

Serbest is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 13,994 people, or 1 in 5,561. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 26 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 17 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Turkey it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Serbest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Serbest surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Serbest earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherbest930/
Serbes923,923/
Serbet9251/
Sherbet86366/
Serbese8631/
Zerbest8621/
Scerbet8619/
Sarbest867/
Serbesh865/
Serbast862/
Serbejs862/
Serbets861/
Servest861/
Serbesd861/
Cerbest860/
Sirbest860/
Serbett860/
Serbe83248/
Sherbett8032/
Sherbeth8017/
Scherbet809/
Scherbes804/
Sherbets802/
Servet771,363/
Şerbet77952/
Serbeh77786/
Serber77785/
Serbis77611/
Serbez77478/
Zerbes77424/
Serves77360/
Zerbet77136/
Serbee7729/
Serbie7721/
Serbit7718/
Serbey7717/
Cerbes7714/
Serbea7710/
Seerbe779/
Cerbet778/
Scerbe774/
Serbys774/
Serbée772/
Szerbe771/
Sirbet771/
Sierbe770/
Sherbe770/
Shcherbet7523/
Scherbetz756/
Scherbets755/
Scherbeth751/
Serbise71147/
Zarbest71122/
Sherber71118/
Shcherbets71101/
Scherbe7186/
Sarbast7157/
Sherbetova7145/
Sherbit7137/
Sierves7115/
Scherbeitz7111/
Servett718/
Sherbey716/
Servesh716/
Sherves715/
Cherbet714/
Seerber713/
Zorbest713/
Zerbeth713/
Serbice713/
Sierber712/
Serbais712/
Sherbei712/
Scerber711/
Sherbee711/
Serbysh711/
Serbeah711/
Searbeh711/
Sherbie711/
Shervet711/
Scerbei711/
Serbiej711/
Serbisz711/
Cerbese711/
Cherbes711/
Searbey710/
Cerbiet710/
Cerbett710/
Servess710/
Searber710/
Zerbe675,884/
Serba673,363/
Serve672,281/
Syrbe67412/
Serby67305/
Cerbe67236/
Sirbe67196/
Serbi67147/
Serveiss6736/
Scherbey6730/
Serimpet6723/
Scherbeh6711/
Scherbej678/
Serbisse676/
Sherberh675/
Scherbetova672/
Sîrbe672/
Cherbets671/
Searbeah671/
Sirveste671/
Scherbie670/

Serbest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serbest in the Russian language
Сербестserbest-

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