Saraks Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Saraks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saraks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

The alternate forms: Šaraks (2) are calculated separately.

Saraks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saraks (Russian: Саракс) is found most frequently in Latvia. It can appear as a variant: Šaraks. Click here for other possible spellings of Saraks.

How Common Is The Last Name Saraks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saraks is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Saraks occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Saraks reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 292,864. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 57 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 14 percent are found and Latgale, where 14 percent are found. Other than Latvia Saraks is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šaraks942/
Sarakhs92201/
Saraksh927/
Sayraks921/
Sairaks921/
Sharaks920/
Sarakhsh861/
Sarracks860/
Saroks838/
Zaraks837/
Sharakhsh80642/
Sharracks800/
Saareks77124/
Sauroks771/
Charaks771/
Jaraksh771/
Shareks770/
Sarax7315/
Saraquse7128/
Jarakhsh719/
Zarakhsh714/
Zahratks712/
Sharocks712/
Sherakhs711/
Sayrachs711/
Zarracks710/
Sharrocks67633/
Charakhsh6788/
Saraux6719/
Sairax673/
Šaroks671/
Zarakz671/
Caracs671/
Coraks670/

Saraks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saraks in the Russian language
Сараксsaraks-

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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 Saraks
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