Čerka Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Čerka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Cerka (350) & Çerka (11) are calculated separately.
Čerka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Čerka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Čerka is more commonly found in Lithuania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Cerka or Çerka. Click here for other potential spellings of Čerka.
How Common Is The Last Name Čerka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čerka live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Baltic Europe.
Čerka is most commonly used in Lithuania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 606,918. In Lithuania Čerka is mostly found in: Panevėžys County, where 40 percent live, Alytus County, where 20 percent live and Kaunas County, where 20 percent live. Barring Lithuania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerka | 93 | 350 | / |
| Çerka | 93 | 11 | / |
| Zerka | 80 | 779 | / |
| Čirka | 80 | 66 | / |
| Čerko | 80 | 8 | / |
| Cherka | 73 | 747 | / |
| Zherka | 73 | 314 | / |
| Czerka | 73 | 57 | / |
| Čerkes | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zerkha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tserka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zerkai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cierka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Čerkis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeirka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zerkay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Czerkas | 67 | 769 | / |
| Cherkai | 67 | 549 | / |
| Cherkay | 67 | 220 | / |
| Dzierka | 67 | 105 | / |
| Scierka | 67 | 61 | / |
| Cheerka | 67 | 43 | / |
| Chercka | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tserkaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zherrka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tcherka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Czerkaś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zherkai | 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 Čerka
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