Sherkesh Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Sherkesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherkesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan1161:152,43515,195
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164

Sherkesh (17) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherkes931/
Shirkesh88392/
Cherkesh882/
Sherkets881/
Serkes86356/
Sherkeshova842/
Schierkes8210/
Serkies80146/
Sarkesh8017/
Shirkes809/
Serkees807/
Serkess807/
Serkeis804/
Serckes802/
Serkish802/
Szerkes801/
Sharkes801/
Searkes801/
Shorkes800/
Serkeshova782/
Cheherkesh781/
Shirkash7540/
Shirkosh756/
Sharkeys752/
Cherckes751/
Cherkets751/
Scherkis751/
Sherkich751/
Serkeich751/
Sharkish751/
Serkis71676/
Sarkes71417/
Serkez71230/
Serkys71142/
Syrkes7156/
Sirkes7132/
Cerkes7111/
Shierkosz714/
Serkheich712/
Serces711/
Serkeş711/
Shirchesh711/
Sharkhosh711/
Sorkes711/
Sarkees67577/
Sarkies67259/
Cherkys67232/
Sharkis6778/
Serques6726/
Chirkes6711/
Cerkess677/
Sarkeys677/
Sarkeis676/
Sarkess674/
Shirkis672/
Zerckes671/
Cerkies671/
Cerkese671/
Serkosz671/
Serkisz671/
Shirces671/
Sirkees671/

Sherkesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sherkesh in the Russian language
Шеркешserkes-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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