Çerkezi Surname
Approximately 365 people bear this surname
Çerkezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 230 | 1:12,670 | 2,333 |
| Kosovo | 132 | 1:14,105 | 1,926 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
The alternate forms: Čerkezi (165) & Cerkezi (82) are calculated separately.
Çerkezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çerkezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Çerkezi is borne by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Čerkezi or Cerkezi. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Çerkezi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Çerkezi is the 777,192nd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. The surname Çerkezi is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Çerkezi reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
The last name Çerkezi is most commonly occurring in Albania, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 12,670. In Albania it is most prevalent in: Kukës County, where 66 percent reside, Tirana County, where 16 percent reside and Gjirokastër County, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Albania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 36 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Čerkezi | 95 | 165 | / |
| Cerkezi | 95 | 82 | / |
| Šerkezi | 86 | 27 | / |
| Çerkozi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Serkezi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Zerkezi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tserkezi | 80 | 332 | / |
| Cherkezi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Serketzi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tserkezis | 75 | 356 | / |
| Serketzis | 75 | 17 | / |
| Tserkezie | 75 | 10 | / |
| Šarkezi | 71 | 696 | / |
| Sarkezi | 71 | 63 | / |
| Serkizi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Serkozi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Serkezy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherkesi | 67 | 470 | / |
| Serkizis | 67 | 20 | / |
| Serkieza | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sharkezi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sarkoezi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Szarkezi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sirketzi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tserkesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherkozi | 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 Çerkezi
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