Čerkini Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Čerkini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čerkini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Çerkini (647), Cerkini (88) & Ćerkini (25) are calculated separately.

Čerkini Last Name Facts

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

Čerkini is found most frequently in Kosovo. It may also occur as a variant: Çerkini, Cerkini or Ćerkini. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Čerkini? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čerkini are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Kosovo, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 1,861,869. In Kosovo Čerkini is most numerous in: District of Gjilan, where 100 percent live. Apart from Kosovo this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 33 percent live and Serbia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çerkini95647/
Cerkini9588/
Ćerkini9525/
Zerkini861/
Zerkine712/
Zarkini711/
Cerquini67122/
Çerkinaj6763/
Cerchini6725/
Cerkinaj6710/
Cherkine676/
Cerkiene672/
Tsirkini671/
Tsirkinis6315/
Zarkuni579/
Zarkine572/
Cerqueni5337/
Zarkhine536/
Zharkeni534/
Cerchine532/
Cirquini531/
Tsyrkine531/
Tchirkine5010/
Zargcuini501/

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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 Čerkini
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