Sherkesh Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Sherkesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 116 | 1:152,435 | 15,195 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
Sherkesh (17) may also be a first name.
Sherkesh Demographics
Sherkesh Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Sherkesh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherkesh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sherkesh (Russian: Шеркеш) is found most in Kazakhstan. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Sherkesh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherkesh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,604,449th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Sherkesh live; 54 percent live in Central Asia and 54 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.
Sherkesh is most widely held in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 152,435. In Kazakhstan it is most prevalent in: Atyrau Region, where 45 percent live, Mangystau Region, where 24 percent live and West Kazakhstan Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Kazakhstan Sherkesh occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent live and Turkmenistan, where 3 percent live.
Sherkesh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Sherkesh surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherkes | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shirkesh | 88 | 392 | / |
| Cherkesh | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sherkets | 88 | 1 | / |
| Serkes | 86 | 356 | / |
| Sherkeshova | 84 | 2 | / |
| Schierkes | 82 | 10 | / |
| Serkies | 80 | 146 | / |
| Sarkesh | 80 | 17 | / |
| Shirkes | 80 | 9 | / |
| Serkees | 80 | 7 | / |
| Serkess | 80 | 7 | / |
| Serkeis | 80 | 4 | / |
| Serckes | 80 | 2 | / |
| Serkish | 80 | 2 | / |
| Szerkes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sharkes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Searkes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shorkes | 80 | 0 | / |
| Serkeshova | 78 | 2 | / |
| Cheherkesh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shirkash | 75 | 40 | / |
| Shirkosh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sharkeys | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cherckes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cherkets | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scherkis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sherkich | 75 | 1 | / |
| Serkeich | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharkish | 75 | 1 | / |
| Serkis | 71 | 676 | / |
| Sarkes | 71 | 417 | / |
| Serkez | 71 | 230 | / |
| Serkys | 71 | 142 | / |
| Syrkes | 71 | 56 | / |
| Sirkes | 71 | 32 | / |
| Cerkes | 71 | 11 | / |
| Shierkosz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Serkheich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Serces | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serkeş | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shirchesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharkhosh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sorkes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarkees | 67 | 577 | / |
| Sarkies | 67 | 259 | / |
| Cherkys | 67 | 232 | / |
| Sharkis | 67 | 78 | / |
| Serques | 67 | 26 | / |
| Chirkes | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cerkess | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sarkeys | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sarkeis | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sarkess | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shirkis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zerckes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cerkies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cerkese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serkosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serkisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shirces | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sirkees | 67 | 1 | / |
Sherkesh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherkesh in the Russian language | ||
| Шеркеш | serkes | - |
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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 Sherkesh
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