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

The last name Čerkini is most common in Kosovo. It can occur as a variant: Çerkini, Cerkini or Ćerkini. For other possible spellings of Čerkini click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čerkini? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Čerkini is most widespread in Kosovo, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 1,861,869. In Kosovo it is mostly concentrated in: District of Gjilan, where 100 percent live. Barring Kosovo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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