Čerič Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Čerič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Čerič Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1011:24,6305,296
Croatia51:845,72148,179

The alternate forms: Čerić (9), Cerić (1,585), Ceric (765) & Ćerić (192) are calculated separately.

Čerič Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Čerič Come From? nationality or country of origin

Čerič has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Čerić, Cerić, Ceric or Ćerić. For other possible spellings of Čerič click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čerič? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,785,358th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čerič live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 24,630. In Slovenia Čerič is most prevalent in: Drava, where 98 percent reside, Mura, where 1 percent reside and Savinja, where 1 percent reside. Besides Slovenia Čerič exists in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čerić939/
Čergič9112/
Cerić871,585/
Ceric87765/
Ćerić87192/
Čirič8091/
Čorič8010/
Čeričová771/
Čergić73658/
Čereki7310/
Čirč6746/
Čerk671/
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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 Čerič
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