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 surname Čerkes occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Cerkes, Çerkeş or Cerkeş. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Čerkes? popularity and diffusion
Čerkes is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čerkes reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
Čerkes is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 889,408. In Slovakia Čerkes is mostly concentrated in: Prešov Region, where 67 percent live and Bratislava Region, where 33 percent live. Beside Slovakia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 14 percent live.
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
- 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 Čerkes
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