Al Sharkas Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Jordan

Al Sharkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Sharkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Al Sharkas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Sharkas is held by more people in Syria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Sharkas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Al Sharkas are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Levant.

The last name Al Sharkas is most frequent in Syria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,650,511. Aside from Syria Al Sharkas is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Sharkass951/
Al Sharkous861/
Al Sharqa846/
Al Sharqah80175/
Al Sharqai803/
Al Sharqat801/
Al-Sharkhat7611/
Al-Sarkhah701/
Al Zarqa674,470/
Al-Zarka672/
Al Zarqai631/
Al-Zarqa561/

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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
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  • 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 Al Sharkas
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