Čerkić Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Čerkić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čerkić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina871:40,6485,617
Croatia251:169,14421,748
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Cerkić (5) & Cerkic (37) are calculated separately.

Čerkić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čerkić occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Cerkić or Cerkic. For other potential spellings of Čerkić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čerkić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,710,039th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čerkić are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 40,648. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Čerkić is most common in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 99 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 22 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cerkić945/
Cerkic8937/
Čarkić83344/
Čirkić8367/
Zorkić67501/
Ćirkić67320/
Zarkić6751/
Cirkić674/
Cserkits5752/
Cserkics5714/
Cherkitz574/
Cserkitz571/
Zerkhaiz571/
Cherkich571/
Cirkic50211/
Ćerkez504/
Čarkez503/

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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 Čerkić
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