Çerkez Surname
Approximately 1,617 people bear this surname
Çerkez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,363 | 1:57,096 | 5,544 |
| Northern Cyprus | 242 | 1:1,318 | 118 |
| Kosovo | 12 | 1:155,156 | 6,641 |
The alternate forms: Čerkez (1,098), Cerkez (314), Ćerkez (4) & Čerkež (4) are calculated separately.
Çerkez (1,278) may also be a first name.
Çerkez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çerkez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Çerkez has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also be found as: Čerkez, Cerkez, Ćerkez or Čerkež. Click here for other possible spellings of Çerkez.
How Common Is The Last Name Çerkez? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 246,025th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,506,831 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Çerkez are found; 61 percent are found in West Asia and 61 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 220,538th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,278 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 1,363 people, or 1 in 57,096. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 34 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 15 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 4 percent reside. Beside Turkey this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 15 percent reside and Kosovo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Čerkez | 94 | 1,098 | / |
| Cerkez | 94 | 314 | / |
| Ćerkez | 94 | 4 | / |
| Çerkezi | 92 | 365 | / |
| Çerkezo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Čerkež | 89 | 4 | / |
| Serkez | 83 | 230 | / |
| Šerkez | 83 | 2 | / |
| Çerkes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Čerkezi | 77 | 165 | / |
| Cerkezi | 77 | 82 | / |
| Šerkezi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Cerkezo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Serkezi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Çerkozi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zerkezi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Serkezy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zerekeza | 71 | 23 | / |
| Serkieza | 71 | 13 | / |
| Serukeza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zerekeze | 71 | 2 | / |
| Serekezo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cerkezia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serkyz | 67 | 250 | / |
| Serkiz | 67 | 199 | / |
| Sarkez | 67 | 27 | / |
| Serukyeza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Serkaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sérkez | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Çerkez
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