Jarkas Surname

135,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Jarkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jarkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria1,5671:12,3171,030
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Lebanon2151:26,2192,862
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
United Arab Emirates521:176,19812,766
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Jordan311:285,24010,901
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France21:33,211,361423,184
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Jarkas (236) may also be a first name.

Jarkas Last Name Facts

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

Jarkas occurs in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jarkas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jarkas? popularity and diffusion

Jarkas is the 135,399th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,195,044 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Jarkas live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 55 percent live in Levant. Jarkas is also the 583,008th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 236 people.

This last name is most widely held in Syria, where it is carried by 1,567 people, or 1 in 12,317. In Syria it is mostly found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 33 percent live, Damascus Governorate, where 32 percent live and Raqqa Governorate, where 22 percent live. Not including Syria it occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 32 percent live and Lebanon, where 6 percent live.

Jarkas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Sunni (89%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Jarkas surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jarkas earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 25.01% more than the national average, earning $53,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.4% more than the national average, earning $59,820 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jarkass9232/
Djarkas9212/
Djarkast861/
Sarkas83153/
Zarkas8338/
Yarkas833/
Jarcas831/
Jorkas831/
Jarkasová802/
Zarkash77126/
Ziarkas7793/
Sarkash7726/
Yarkash775/
Zharkas774/
Jarkach774/
Carkcas771/
Sarkhas771/
Jorkasz771/
Jarkosz771/
Jarkoss771/
Jarkosh771/
Hearkas770/
Yarıkkas7128/
Zarkaish7121/
Sarkhash7111/
Ziarkash7110/
Dzharkas716/
Zarkos67633/
Carcas67494/
Zarkaz67137/
Sarkos67102/
Sarkaz6756/
Jorkos6712/
Jorcas6711/
Zarkhashh6710/
Corkas677/
Sarcas673/
Jarkoč672/
Carkaz672/
Zarkasova671/
Yarkaç671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Jarkas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis