In Croatia, Čereković families are predominantly Croats (from Labin ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka. In Čelinac Gornji in Bosnian Krajina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Čereković.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Čereković live in Croatia today, in four households only. They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Labin (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Opatija (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Čereković (including: Cerekovic , Cherekhovich ) is present in 14 countries on three continents. The family name "Cerekovic " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.