Family name Cherkay (Черкай 
, Cherkay ) , worldwide, is a rare cognomen. The surname Cherkay is habitual in Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, where it is quite a rare surname, Belarus, where it is a rare surname, and Russia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Much less frequently, Cherkay is the forename as well as the last name.