Čerkes Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Čerkes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Cerkes (11), Çerkeş (275) & Cerkeş (1) are calculated separately.
Čerkes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Čerkes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Čerkes occurs most in Slovakia. It may be found as a variant: Cerkes, Çerkeş or Cerkeş. For other potential spellings of Čerkes click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Čerkes? popularity and diffusion
The last name Čerkes is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Čerkes occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čerkes live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 889,408. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Prešov Region, where 67 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 33 percent are found. Barring Slovakia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerkes | 94 | 11 | / |
| Çerkeş | 89 | 275 | / |
| Cerkeş | 89 | 1 | / |
| Čerkez | 83 | 1,098 | / |
| Čerkež | 83 | 4 | / |
| Čirkes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Čerkis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Čerkesová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cherkes | 77 | 2,385 | / |
| Czerkes | 77 | 21 | / |
| Cierkes | 77 | 14 | / |
| Cerkess | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tserkes | 77 | 3 | / |
| Cerkies | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zerckes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zierkes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cerke | 73 | 43 | / |
| Zerke | 73 | 34 | / |
| Čirke | 73 | 12 | / |
| Čerka | 73 | 6 | / |
| Czerkies | 71 | 1,095 | / |
| Cherkess | 71 | 92 | / |
| Tcherkes | 71 | 28 | / |
| Cserkesz | 71 | 10 | / |
| Cherkesh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cherckes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cierkies | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zierke | 67 | 1,440 | / |
| Cerkez | 67 | 314 | / |
| Cherke | 67 | 163 | / |
| Zerkee | 67 | 54 | / |
| Čerkezova | 67 | 54 | / |
| Zerkeh | 67 | 45 | / |
| Zerkie | 67 | 22 | / |
| Zirkes | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zeirke | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cerkey | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cerkis | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zerkei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zerkis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tscherkes | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ćerkez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Čarkez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cerkesova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cerkys | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cerkie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cerkei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cehrke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cirkes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcherkesz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Čirkesová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Čerkezová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zehrke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zerkey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Čerkes
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