Charkas Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Qatar

Charkas Surname User-submission:

The surname is the Arabic translation of Circassian. Holders of the surname may have an ancestry of Circassian origins.

Charkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece271:410,36354,524
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Charkas (29) may also be a first name.

Charkas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname is the Arabic translation of Circassian. Holders of the surname may have an ancestry of Circassian origins.

- ehab_eldeeb

Charkas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Charkas (Georgian: ჩარკას, Russian: Чаркас) is found most in Greece. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Charkas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Charkas live; 25 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 25 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Charkas is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 410,363. In Greece Charkas is most common in: Central Macedonia, where 85 percent live and Attica, where 15 percent live. Outside of Greece it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Qatar, where 11 percent live.

Charkas Last Name Statistics demography

Charkas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charkass9312/
Charkash939/
Charrkas936/
Harkas92853/
Cherkas868,874/
Charcas861,612/
Kharkas8640/
Charkaz8631/
Charkos8625/
Harkash8617/
Harkass866/
Zharkas864/
Chorkas861/
Harkase861/
Czarkas861/
Harkats861/
Carkcas861/
Harckas860/
Hearkas860/
Charkasova821/
Kharkash802,036/
Cherkass80140/
Cherkash8019/
Charkatz8016/
Dzharkas806/
Harkhash805/
Kharkhas801/
Harkasse801/
Carcas77494/
Zarkas7738/
Harkos778/
Harkaz778/
Corkas777/
Horkas777/
Harcas775/
Harqas773/
Carkaz772/
Kharkhash7562/
Cherkos715,022/
Harkous711,279/
Charcos711,115/
Zarkash71126/
Harkach7148/
Carcass7143/
Jarkass7132/
Harkatz7117/
Harkacz7116/
Tsarkas719/
Charkazova716/
Cherkaz715/
Chercas712/
Khairkhash711/
Charkozova711/
Charkhosht711/
Czearkasch711/
Dzharkhash711/
Hairkhasht711/
Zharkaz711/
Harcast710/
Harkache67322/
Charcous6732/
Zarkaish6721/
Cherkoss6720/
Chercass6715/
Harkouss6712/
Tsiarkas678/
Tsarkase676/
Cherkosh673/
Khayrehkash671/
Charrcos671/
Harkouse671/
Chaarkozova671/
Charcois670/
Charqois670/

Charkas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Charkas in the Georgian language
ჩარკასcharkas-
Charkas in the Russian language
Чаркасcarkas-

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