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 last name Çerkez is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Čerkez, Cerkez, Ćerkez or Čerkež. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Çerkez? popularity and diffusion
The surname Çerkez is the 246,025th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,506,831 people. The last name Çerkez occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Çerkez reside; 61 percent reside in West Asia and 61 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 220,538th most common first name throughout the world, held by 1,278 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,363 people, or 1 in 57,096. In Turkey Çerkez is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 34 percent are found, Sanliurfa Province, where 15 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 4 percent are found. Beside Turkey it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 15 percent are found and Kosovo, where 1 percent are found.
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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