Al Sharqi Surname
Approximately 4,617 people bear this surname
Al Sharqi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,986 | 1:8,850 | 1,145 |
| Jordan | 603 | 1:14,664 | 2,420 |
| United Arab Emirates | 436 | 1:21,014 | 2,434 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Oman | 150 | 1:24,586 | 2,150 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Syria | 57 | 1:338,614 | 4,638 |
| Tunisia | 55 | 1:11,102 | 1,834 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Al Sharqi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sharqi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Sharqi is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sharqi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 102,127th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,578,416 people. Al Sharqi is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Sharqi are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Al Sharqi is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,986 people, or 1 in 8,850. In Yemen Al Sharqi is most numerous in: Sa'dah Governorate, where 21 percent are found, Al Jawf Governorate, where 18 percent are found and Hajjah Governorate, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Yemen it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 13 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sharqai | 95 | 3 | / |
| Al-Sharqi | 89 | 482 | / |
| Al Sharqa | 89 | 6 | / |
| Al Sharki | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Shourqi | 84 | 5 | / |
| Al Sarki | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Sarkhi | 78 | 2,264 | / |
| Al-Sharki | 78 | 3 | / |
| Al Sourqi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Zarqai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Zarqhi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sharqy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Sharker | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Zarki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al Zourqi | 67 | 547 | / |
| Al-Sarkhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Sarker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Sherkeh | 63 | 2 | / |
| Al Shourky | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zarki | 59 | 2 | / |
| Al Source | 56 | 1,450 | / |
| Al-Sourchi | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Al Sharqi
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