Chark Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Chark Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chark Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Iran2301:333,83722,738
United States921:3,939,771214,590
India831:9,241,752184,052
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Chark (305) may also be a first name.

Chark Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chark (Hindi: चार्क, Russian: Чарк) is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chark? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chark is the 421,345th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,854,855 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Chark reside; 42 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 504,078th most widely held forename in the world, held by 305 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Barring Morocco Chark is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Chark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chark has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chark surname expanded 156 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chark Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chark surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Chark are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

The amount Chark earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 43.8% less than the national average, earning $24,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.72% more than the national average, earning $59,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charkh91138/
Charke9187/
Chaerk9110/
Chaurk912/
Charck911/
Hark892,220/
Cark89119/
Charkhe8366/
Chaurke836/
Chairek831/
Harke804,691/
Cherk80510/
Khark80496/
Harck80256/
Chork8068/
Charg8067/
Harkx8052/
Czark8030/
Carrk8025/
Ciark8022/
Harkh8022/
Charq8012/
Charc806/
Heark805/
Charx802/
Caark801/
Ceark801/
Hatrk801/
Harkz800/
Haark800/
Charkova77655/
Tscharke77217/
Chaireck775/
Chaurkhe771/
Kharke73388/
Chargh7371/
Harcke7369/
Haarke7345/
Khairk7328/
Harkke7318/
Harcks7313/
Ciarke736/
Chargt735/
Jharkh735/
Kharkh734/
Cherkh732/
Chorck732/
Zharkh732/
Cherck732/
Chorke731/
Chaarg731/
Charrg731/
Kharhk731/
Ciarek731/
Chairg731/
Haarks730/
Harrks730/
Chargs730/
Cheerk730/
Charckova712/
Cork678,074/
Zark672,838/
Çark671,229/
Hork67364/
Harc67336/
Harg67325/
Charque67126/
Khairkh67112/
Carkova6739/
Hörk6736/
Khayrkh6725/
Harkowa6725/
Carg6714/
Carc6714/
Härk6713/
Khaarke6711/
Haarcke678/
Chargue678/
Harq676/
Cheyrek673/
Harx672/
Kharkhe671/
Carkquk671/
Chorkhe671/
Chairec671/
Tscharkowa671/

Chark Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chark in the Hindi language
चार्कcarka50
चर्कcarka50
Chark in the Russian language
Чаркcark-

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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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  • 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 Chark
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